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heartbreaking(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible, dreadful)
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heartrending(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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horrible
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ill-starred(adjective, unhappy, miserable, wretched, unfortunate)
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internecine(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, deadly)
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malignant(injurious, damaging, destructive)
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monumental
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pathetic(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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perilous(adjective, adverse)
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piteous(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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pitiable(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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poor(sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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regrettable
2
risky(injurious, damaging, destructive)
2
shocking(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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sorrowful(sad, unhappy)
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subversive(injurious, damaging, destructive)
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toxic(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, deadly)
2
unfriendly(adjective, adverse)
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unhappy(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, sorrowful)
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