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anguished(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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chagrined(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
9
disillusioned(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
9
insulted(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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pissed off(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
9
vexed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
9
wretched(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, depressed)
8
bleak(noun, adjective, sad, feelings, miserable)
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blue(adjective, dejected, noun, feeling, low)
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heartbroken(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, depressed)
8
morbid(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy, miserable)
7
afflicted(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
7
desolate(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, depressed)
7
dispirited(adjective, low, sad, gloomy, wretched)
7
down(low, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
7
grief-stricken(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, wretched)
7
heartsick(adjective, despondent)
7
lugubrious(adjective, miserable, wretched, sorrowful)
6
disheartened(adjective, low, depressed, sorrowful, hopeless)
6
hangdog(upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness, resentment)
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