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WORDS RELATED TO ANXIETY

difficulties
noun mental burden

ado grievance puzzle

aggravation hangup quandary

annoyance harassment ramification

anxiety imbroglio responsibility

bafflement inconvenience scrape

bother irritation setback

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complication mess stress

crisis millstone strife

depression misery struggle

discouragement oppression to-do

distress perplexity trouble

embarrassment pickle vicissitude

emergency pinch weight

exigency predicament worry

frustration pressure

difficulty
noun mental burden

ado grievance puzzle

aggravation hangup quandary

annoyance harassment ramification

anxiety imbroglio responsibility

bafflement inconvenience scrape

bother irritation setback

care jam strain

charge maze strait

complication mess stress

crisis millstone strife

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distress perplexity trouble

embarrassment pickle vicissitude

emergency pinch weight

exigency predicament worry

frustration pressure

dismay
noun disappointed feeling; distress

agitation consternation funk

alarm discouragement hassle

anxiety disheartenment horror

apprehension disillusionment letdown

blue funk downer panic

blues dread terror

bummer dumps the blahs

chagrin fear trepidation

cold feet fright upset

disquiet
noun worry; mental upset

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angst fear solicitude

anxiety ferment storm

care foreboding trouble

concern fretfulness turmoil

concernment inquietude uneasiness

disquietude nervousness unrest

disquietude
noun upset

agitation dyspathy restlessness

anxiety dysphoria uneasiness

chemistry excitement unrest

disquiet ferment

dissatisfaction
noun discontent, unhappiness

annoyance disliking indisposition

anxiety dismay irritation

aversion displeasure jealousy

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desolation distress oppression

disapproval ennui querulousness

discomfort envy regret

discouragement exasperation resentment

disfavor fretfulness trouble

disgruntlement frustration uneasiness

disinclination heartburn weariness

dislike hopelessness worry

distress
noun pain, agony

ache grief throe

affliction headache torment

anguish heartache torture

anxiety heartbreak trial

bad news irritation tribulation

blues malaise trouble

care misery twinge

concern mortification unconsolability

cross ordeal unhappiness

dejection pang vexation

desolation perplexity visitation

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disquietude sorrow worry

dolor stew wretchedness

embarrassment suffering

distresses
noun pain, agony

ache grief throe

affliction headache torment

anguish heartache torture

anxiety heartbreak trial

bad news irritation tribulation

blues malaise trouble

care misery twinge

concern mortification unconsolability

cross ordeal unhappiness

dejection pang vexation

desolation perplexity visitation

disappointment sadness woe

discomfort shame worriment

disquietude sorrow worry

dolor stew wretchedness

embarrassment suffering
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dysphoria
noun unhappiness

anxiety melancholy

depression restlessness

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