80 entries under depression topic. ×

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dismal(adjective, bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
11
grievous(adjective, bad, rough, sad, tender)
10
deplorable(adjective, bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
10
lamentable(adjective, bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
9
mournful(adjective, bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
8
dreary(adjective, bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
8
sorrowful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow)
7
dolorous(adjective, sad, sorrow, miserable)
7
grave(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow)
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lugubrious(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow)
7
regrettable(adjective, wrong, sad, sorrow)
7
rueful(adjective, bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
6
doleful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow)
6
joyless(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow)
5
miserable(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow)
5
pathetic(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow)
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tragic(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow)
5
unfortunate(adjective, sad, sorrow, woe)
5
unpleasant(adjective, sad, tender, offensive, sorrow)
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woeful(adjective, sad, pain, unpleasant, sorrow)
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