2
forbidding
2
frowning(dull, gloomy, miserable, dejection)
2
frustrated(adjective, discontent)
2
godforsaken(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
2
hangdog(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
2
heartbreaking(mean, low, wretched, pitiful, distressing)
2
heartrending(mean, low, wretched, pitiful, distressing)
2
horrible(adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable)
2
humorless
2
in pain(expression, adjective, bad, rough, low)
2
lachrymose
2
lackluster(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
2
lacklustre
2
lightless(dull, obscure, dark, dim, black)
2
lost
2
lusterless
2
malcontent(adjective, discontent)
2
misty(dark, gloomy)
2
moving(mean, low, wretched, pitiful, distressing)
2
negative(noun, gloomy, uncertain, doubtful, pessimistic)
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