5
scourge
5
sick at heart(expression, adjective, idiom, sad, unhappy)
5
spoliate(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
5
strain(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
5
strap(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
5
stricken(adjective, overwhelmed)
5
triste(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, sorrow)
5
trouble(verb, upset, break, dull, get)
5
vex(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
5
wasted(thin, lean, skinny)
5
weigh(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
5
woesome(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, unpleasant)
5
wound(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
5
wreck(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
4
dog(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
4
gut(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
4
arid(adjective, dull, clear, empty, bleak)
4
austere(adjective, dull, harsh, unhappy, dark)
4
bereft(adjective, keep, sad, unhappy, miserable)
4
broken-hearted
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