27 entries under miserable topic. ×

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disastrous(adjective, help, sad, unhappy, awful)
24
tragic(adjective, sad, wretched, adverse)
21
calamitous(adjective, help, sad, unhappy, awful)
20
cataclysmic(adjective, help, awful, terrible)
14
dire(adjective, awful, terrible, painful)
11
unfortunate(adjective, sad, awful, terrible)
5
ill-fated(adjective, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
5
inauspicious(adjective, unhappy, wretched, adverse)
3
star-crossed(adjective, unhappy, wretched, unfortunate)
3
unfavorable(adjective, wretched, dreadful, adverse)
3
untoward(adjective, unhappy, wretched, adverse)
2
hapless(adjective, unhappy, wretched, unfortunate)
2
ill-starred(adjective, unhappy, wretched, unfortunate)
2
unhappy(adjective, sad, wretched, sorrowful)
1
afflicted(sad, unhappy, wretched, sorrowful)
1
bad break(expression, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
1
behind eight ball(expression, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
1
doomed(unhappy, wretched, unfortunate, unsuccessful)
1
down on luck(expression, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
1
hard luck(expression, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
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