| depressing(verb, adjective, person, dull, pain) |
| discouraging(adjective, verb, dull, gloomy, dark) |
| dispiriting(adjective, dull, gloomy, dark, miserable) |
| unsurprising |
| sad(adjective, person, pain, sorrow, negative) |
| dismal(adjective, dull, pain, gloomy, miserable) |
| disappointing(verb, adjective, person, sorrow, negative) |
| gloomy(adjective, person, dull, sad, dark) |
| bleak(adjective, person, dull, dark, gloomy) |
| daunting(verb, adjective, dissuading, dejecting, de-motivating) |
| demoralizing(adjective, depressing, intimidating) |
| deterring(verb, dissuading, dejecting, de-motivating) |
| dreary(dull, sad, pain, dark, gloomy) |
| cheerless(adjective, person, dull, pain, dark) |
| mournful(adjective, person, sad, pain, gloomy) |
| dampening(verb, dissuading, dejecting, de-motivating) |
| disconcerting(verb, adjective, disappointing) |
| dismaying(verb, adjective, dejecting) |
| funereal(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable) |
| miserable(adjective, person, dull, sad, gloomy) |