40 entries under miserable topic. ×

35
despondent(noun, adjective, upset, low, sad)
31
forlorn(noun, adjective, upset, sad, unhappy)
28
dejected(noun, adjective, upset, bad, low)
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)
15
melancholy(noun, adjective, bad, low, sad)
14
dismal(adjective, wretched, sorrowful, hopeless)
14
morose(adjective, low, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
12
cheerless(noun, adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
11
glum(noun, adjective, low, sad, unhappy)
11
pessimistic(noun, adjective, low, sad, unhappy)
10
cynical(noun, adjective, sad, unhappy, feelings)
9
wretched(adjective, sad, unhappy, depressed)
8
bleak(noun, adjective, sad, feelings)
8
morbid(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
7
desolate(adjective, sad, unhappy, depressed)
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