5
maligned(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
5
maltreated(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
5
mistreated(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
5
nettled(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
5
pissed off(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
5
resentful(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
5
uncomfortable(adjective, upset, rough, anxious, awkward)
4
careworn
4
discouraged(adjective, hopeless, dejected)
4
grieved
4
morose(adjective, hopeless, dejected)
4
troubled(noun, adjective, hurt, rough, sad)
4
worried(noun, adjective, hurt, anxious, awkward)
4
wretched(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
3
aching
3
bleak(adjective, miserable, wretched, sorrowful, hopeless)
3
blue(adjective, miserable, wretched, sorrowful, dejected)
3
dismal(adjective, miserable, wretched, sorrowful, hopeless)
3
dreary(adjective, miserable, wretched, sorrowful, dejected)
3
pensive(adjective, dejected)
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