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Words with Similar Meanings-11
sadness = emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
suffering = a state of acute pain
misery = a feeling of intense unhappiness
woe = misery resulting from affliction
misfortune = an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
adversity = a state of misfortune or affliction
affliction = a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
wretchedness = a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
grief = intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
agony = intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
hardship = something hard to endure
trouble = disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
mournful = expressing sorrow
plaintive = expressing sorrow
gloomy = characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom
sorrowful = experiencing or expressing sorrow associated with irreparable loss
ruthfulness = a state of gloomy sorrow
cursed = wish harm upon; put a curse on
ill luck = an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
catastrophe = an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
disaster = a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
distress = a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
misadventure = an instance of misfortune
mischance = an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
mishap = an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
calamity = an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
tragedy = an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
danger = a cause of pain or injury or loss
hazard = a source of danger
jeopardy = a source of danger
risk = a source of danger
stake = put at risk
peril = a state of danger involving risk
vulnerability = susceptibility to injury or attack
menace = something that is a source of danger
scourge = something causes misery or death
threat = a warning that something unpleasant is immanent
accident = a mishap; especially one causing injury or death
casualty = an accident that causes someone to die
fatality = a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
destitution = a state without friends or money or prospects
poverty = the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
penury = a state of extreme poverty or destitution
pauperism = a state of extreme poverty or destitution
famished = die of food deprivation
starved = deprive of a necessity (especially food) and cause suffering
