76 entries under sad topic. ×

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troubled(noun, adjective, hurt, rough)
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wretched(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
3
racked(verb, unhappy, gloomy, depressed)
3
suffering(adjective, rough, unhappy, gloomy)
3
tragic(adjective, bad, unhappy, gloomy)
2
desolate(adjective, awful, gloomy, depressed)
2
distressing(adjective, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
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grieving(unhappy, sorrowful, somber, forlorn)
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grievous(unhappy, awful, miserable, grim)
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heartrending(unhappy, sorrowful)
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hopeless(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, depressed)
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lamentable(unhappy, awful, miserable, grim)
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sorry(unhappy, sorrowful)
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unfortunate(adjective, unhappy, sorrowful)
2
wounded(adjective, upset, hurt, unhappy)
1
bereft(adjective, painful, suffering, sorrowful)
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calamitous(unhappy, miserable, wretched, sorrowful)
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deplorable(unhappy, awful, miserable, grim)
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dolent(miserable, wretched, sorrowful, somber)
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full of sorrow(expression, idiom, sorrowful, somber)
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