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chafed(verb, tender, painful, uncomfortable, pained)
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chastened(verb, adjective, punished)
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chastised(verb, punished)
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confined(verb, disease, punished)
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critical(adjective, hurt, tender, angry, sore)
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desolate(adjective, gloomy, miserable, depressed, wretched)
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distressing(hurt, sad, miserable, painful, wretched)
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downtrodden
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feminine
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gloomy(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, depressed)
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grief-stricken(adjective, sad, mournful)
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heartbroken(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
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heartsore(adjective, upset, depression, down, afflict)
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hurting(sad, tender, miserable, painful, distressing)
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infelicitous(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
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laid low(expression, adjective, sick, affected, suffering)
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laid up(verb, phrasal verb, disease)
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lit up
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lugubrious(adjective, sad, miserable, painful, wretched)
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maimed(adjective, injured)
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