7
pessimistic(adjective, blue, low, sad, unhappy)
7
cowardly
7
crestfallen(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, depressed)
7
low-spirited(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, depressed)
6
deterred(verb, adjective, disheartened, downcast, dispirited)
6
disappointed(verb, adjective, upset, bad, sad)
6
forlorn(adjective, low, sad, unhappy, depressed)
6
cheerless(adjective, uncertain, miserable, depressed, doubtful)
6
frustrated(verb, adjective, de-motivated)
6
morose(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
6
spiritless(adjective, blue, low, sad, unhappy)
6
unhappy(adjective, upset, bad, blue, low)
6
woebegone(adjective, blue, low, sad, unhappy)
5
dissuaded(verb, dissuaded, de-motivated)
5
dampened(verb, sad, unhappy, miserable, dissuaded)
5
dashed(verb, adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
5
disinclined(verb, unenthusiastic, unwilling, dissuaded, de-motivated)
5
dreary(adjective, mood, weather, dejected)
5
low(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, depressed)
5
sorrowful(adjective, low, sad, depressed, hopeless)
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