4
sulk(noun, calm, quiet, speech, anger)
3
anguish(noun, resentment, misery, unhappiness, dejection)
3
antipathy(noun, person, feelings, emotions)
3
churlishness(noun, difficulty, resentment, sharpness, severity)
3
crossness(noun, passion, fit, difficulty, temper)
3
depression(noun, dejection)
3
huffiness(noun, passion, fit, temper, anger)
3
irritability(noun, passion, fit, difficulty, temper)
3
obstinacy
3
sadness(noun, dejection)
3
tartness(noun, passion, fit, difficulty, temper)
2
acidity
2
acrimony(noun, difficulty, resentment, sharpness, severity)
2
anger(noun, passion, fit, temper, rage)
2
bad humor(noun, expression, passion, fit, temper)
2
bitterness(noun, difficulty, resentment, misery, sharpness)
2
brusqueness(noun, sharpness, severity, harshness)
2
contrariness
2
crabbiness(noun, difficulty, temper, resentment, sharpness)
2
cussedness(noun, defiance)
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