77 entries under distress topic. ×

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regret(verb, noun, formal, sorrow, cry)
18
sorrow(noun, verb, trouble, understanding, worry)
13
anguish(noun, verb, trouble, worry, desire)
13
heartbreak(noun, trouble, worry, pain)
10
remorse(noun, trouble, feeling, worry)
9
contrition(noun, feeling, shame, sorrow)
9
repentance(noun, feeling, bad, worry)
8
grief(noun, worry, pain, shame)
8
penitence(noun, feeling, shame, sorrow)
7
compunction(noun, feeling, understanding, shame)
5
contriteness(noun, feeling, shame, sorrow)
5
curse(noun, sadness, anguish, grief)
5
ruefulness(noun, shame, sorrow, woe)
5
woe(noun, trouble, worry, pain)
4
heartache(noun, trouble, worry, pain)
4
penance(noun, shame, sorrow, woe)
3
attrition(noun, feeling, shame, sorrow)
3
penitency(noun, feeling, shame, sorrow)
3
qualm(noun, shame, sorrow, degradation)
3
remorsefulness(noun, feeling, shame, sorrow)
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