3
racked(verb, sad, unhappy, gloomy, depressed)
3
restless(adjective, discontent)
3
suffering(adjective, rough, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
3
tragic(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
2
agonizing(adjective, rough, sick, painful, sore)
2
anguish(verb, bother, worry, chafe, pothering)
2
brokenhearted(gloomy, depressed, wretched, inconsolable, grief-stricken)
2
bruised
2
contemplative(adjective, dejected)
2
crestfallen(adjective, miserable, wretched, sorrowful)
2
cross(adjective, discontent, piqued, kvetching, uncontent)
2
desolate(adjective, sad, awful, gloomy, depressed)
2
discomforted(noun, verb, pained, shamed)
2
discomposed(adjective, discontent)
2
distressing(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
2
exasperated(adjective, discontent)
2
fearful(adjective, anxious, awkward, unsettled, worried)
2
grieving(sad, unhappy, sorrowful, somber, forlorn)
2
grievous(sad, unhappy, awful, miserable, grim)
2
heartrending(sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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