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ennui(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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expostulation(reluctancy, counter-argument)
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faltering(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
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fearfulness(noun, anxiety, fear)
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grievance
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guilt(noun, shame, regret, scruple, repentance)
2
heartache(noun, worry, concern, shame, anguish)
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heaviness of heart(expression, idiom, trouble, worry, distress)
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heavyheartedness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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hesitance(reluctancy, counter-argument)
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hopelessness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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horror(noun, distress, anxiety, alarm, dismay)
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hunch(noun, feeling, idea, doubt, uncertainty)
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incertitude(noun, trouble, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
2
incredulity(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
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kick
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lamentation(noun, worry, concern, shame, disappointment)
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leeriness(noun, doubt, uncertainty, dissent, reservation)
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lowness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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lugubriosity(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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