70 entries under miserable topic. ×

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disastrous(adjective, help, bad, sad, pain)
21
catastrophic(adjective, help, sad, unhappy, awful)
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dire(adjective, severe, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
15
unfortunate(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, awful)
14
cataclysmic(adjective, help, awful, terrible)
12
grievous(adjective, severe, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
12
tragic(adjective, bad, terrible, adverse)
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deplorable(adjective, terrible, wretched, shameful)
11
woeful(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful)
10
terrible(adjective, evil, sad, unhappy, awful)
9
sad(adjective, awful, terrible, wretched)
8
distressing(adjective, severe, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
8
lamentable(adjective, terrible, wretched, unfortunate)
7
bad(adjective, evil, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
6
heartbreaking(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful)
6
inauspicious(adjective, negative, wretched, adverse)
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regrettable(adjective, wrong, wretched, unfortunate)
6
unfavorable(adjective, bad, adverse, unfortunate)
5
dolorous(adjective, wretched, pathetic, unfortunate)
5
mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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