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criticize(verb, censure, condemn)
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debasement(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
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degradation(distress, shame, sorrow, repentance, penitence)
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dejection(noun, trouble, understanding, worry, distress)
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deploring(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
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depression(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
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desolation(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
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despair(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
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disapprove(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, grieve)
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distress(noun, trouble, understanding, worry, pain)
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dolor(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
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drear
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expiation(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
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express sorrow(verb, expression, complain, lament, deplore)
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feel sorry(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore)
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feel sorry about(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, regret)
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feel uneasy(verb, expression, grieve, lament, deplore)
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gall and wormwood(expression, idiom, unsavoriness)
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garden rue(expression, idiom)
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gloom(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
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