Complete the analogy, distraught is to affliction as sullen is to---

a- failure

b- victory

c-happiness

I don't think any of them are right. I think it should be unhappiness so I'm stuck.

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If I'm distraught about my friend's affliction, I'd probably be sullen about his failure.
You're still messing around with this? I thought you'd have it all figured out this morning.

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Well, all are negative, so the negative option would be best, but I do agree with you.
Steve, you can' say we aren't paying attention to you. Three of us within one minute responding to you!
Writeacher--that post this morning wasn't me. I did see your response though and it should be failure.
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So it was failure, and that would make sense too.