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sorrowful(dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
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sorry
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deplorable
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disturbing(hard, severe, offensive, uncertain)
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grey
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woeful(dull, sad, pain, unhappy)
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dim(dull, blue, obscure, sad)
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dire(dull, dark, awful, terrible)
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dismaying(depression, sadness, down, woe)
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downbeat(person, blue, sad, depression)
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lamentable(sad, pain, unhappy, awful)
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melancholic(blue, sad, depression, woe)
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sunless
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tragic
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upsetting(hard, severe, offensive, unhappy)
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comfortless(dull, harsh, pain, unhappy)
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daunting(verb, sad, gloomy, miserable)
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downhearted(blue, sad, depression, woe)
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heavy(cruel, miserable, domineering, cheerless)
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murky(dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
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