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contrition(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, degradation)
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darkness(noun, sorrow, grief)
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desperation(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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disconsolation(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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discontent(noun, distress, sorrow, woe, gloom)
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disgruntlement(noun, unhappiness, dissatisfaction)
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disquiet(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
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dole(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
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dolorousness(noun, dejection)
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downcastness(noun, sorrow, woe, unhappiness, grief)
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dullness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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excitement(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
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fear(noun, shock, emotion, disappointment, apprehension)
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feeling(noun, love, passion, desire, concern)
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grievance(noun, trouble, worry, pain, sorrow)
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grimness(noun, dejection)
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homesickness(melancholy, languor, pensiveness)
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mortification(noun, trouble, worry, distress, care)
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painfulness
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pensiveness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, gloom)
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