53 entries under miserable topic. ×

12
painful(adjective, hard, rough, tender, pain)
11
grievous(adjective, bad, rough, sad, tender)
10
distressing(adjective, rough, tender, pain, unpleasant)
7
dolorous(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression)
5
woeful(adjective, sad, pain, unpleasant, sorrow)
4
calamitous(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
4
depressing(dull, pain, awful, terrible, gloomy)
4
dire(adjective, hard, severe, tender, unpleasant)
4
heartbreaking(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
3
cheerless(dull, pain, gloomy, distressing)
3
harrowing(tender, raw, wretched, burning)
3
troublesome(adjective, dull, tender, gloomy)
3
wretched(shameful, unfortunate, anguished)
2
awful(adjective, tender, terrible, raw)
2
bleak(dull, gloomy)
2
disheartening(dull, pain, gloomy)
2
woebegone(wretched, anguished)
1
bad(adjective, unpleasant, terrible, cruel)
1
disagreeable(adjective, dull, hard, rough, tender)
1
grim(dull, awful, terrible, gloomy)
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