1
dead-and-alive(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
1
disconsolate(adjective, sad, unhappy, depressed, forlorn)
1
disheartened(adjective, sad, unhappy, depressed, forlorn)
1
dismayed(bad, sad, unhappy, depressed, forlorn)
1
disputatious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
1
dissatisfied(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
1
distant(cold, shy, unfriendly, aloof, reserved)
1
distressed(bad, sad, unhappy, depressed, forlorn)
1
domiciling
1
down-in-the-mouth(bad, sad, unhappy, depressed, forlorn)
1
downhearted(adjective, sad, unhappy, depressed, forlorn)
1
dried-up(aloof, reserved, reticent, dour, uncommunicative)
1
droopy(bad, sad, unhappy, depressed, forlorn)
1
dull(bad, sad, unhappy, depressed, forlorn)
1
dumb(aloof, reserved, reticent, dour, uncommunicative)
1
dyspeptic(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
1
easily offended(expression, adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
1
easy-going(adjective, cool, cold, sensitive, shy)
1
exasperated(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
1
excogitative
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