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distress(noun, trouble, worry, concern, strain)
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entanglement(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, question)
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maze(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, anxiety)
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mystification(noun, trouble, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
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paradox(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
7
question(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, challenge)
7
stupefaction(noun, distress, anxiety, confusion, uncertainty)
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befuddlement(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, muddle)
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discombobulation(noun, confusion, uncertainty, muddle, awareness)
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fog(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
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intricacy(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
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poser(noun, question, secret, puzzle, mystery)
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riddle(noun, show, question, secret, puzzle)
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stumper(noun, question, secret, puzzle, mystery)
6
uncertainty(noun, fix, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
5
bother(noun, verb, trouble, charge, worry)
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complexity(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, confusion)
5
crux(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, pain)
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distraction(noun, distress, anxiety, confusion, question)
5
fix(noun, trouble, difficulty, confusion, pain)
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