113 entries under difficulty topic. ×

60
torment(noun, verb, state, upset, break)
56
anguish(noun, verb, state, upset, trouble)
48
distress(noun, verb, activity, state, upset)
46
suffering(noun, upset, trouble, feeling, worry)
36
misery(noun, state, upset, trouble, control)
30
bother(noun, verb, business, upset, break)
28
trouble(noun, verb, business, upset, break)
23
grief(noun, trouble, cut, feeling, worry)
21
nuisance(noun, business, trouble, person, work)
21
woe(noun, state, upset, trouble, control)
20
affliction(noun, state, trouble, hurt, worry)
18
annoyance(noun, trouble, bother, worry, concern)
17
tribulation(noun, trouble, bother, worry, evil)
15
headache(noun, business, trouble, work, bother)
15
irritation(noun, trouble, bother, worry, concern)
15
plague(noun, verb, upset, break, trouble)
15
strain(noun, verb, business, upset, break)
15
worry(noun, verb, upset, break, trouble)
15
pest(noun, trouble, person, bother, worry)
14
trial(noun, trouble, person, bother, worry)
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