10
soul-crushing
7
dark
5
lonely
5
sad(adjective, feeling, happy, glad)
4
black
4
depressing(adjective, light, hopeless)
3
bleak
3
cheerless
3
discouraging(verb, adjective, hopeless)
3
disheartening(verb, adjective, hopeless)
3
dismal
3
distressing
2
dreary
2
gloomy
2
gray
2
heartbreaking
2
saddening
2
dissatisfying
2
disturbing
2
heartrending
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