35
despondent(noun, adjective, upset, low, sad)
31
forlorn(noun, adjective, upset, sad, unhappy)
28
dejected(noun, adjective, upset, bad, low)
28
unhappy(noun, adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy)
26
depressed(noun, adjective, upset, bad, low)
23
disconsolate(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
22
gloomy(noun, adjective, bad, low, sad)
22
sad(adjective, unhappy, depressed, melancholy, hopeless)
20
downhearted(noun, adjective, upset, bad, low)
18
hopeless(noun, adjective, bad, low, sad)
18
miserable(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
17
desperate(adjective, hope, hopeless, hopelessness)
17
downcast(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, resentment)
17
mournful(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
17
offended(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
16
injured(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
15
abused(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
15
annoyed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
15
distressed(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, resentment)
15
low-spirited(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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