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frustrating(verb, sorrow, negative, emotion)
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grim(person, dull, awful, gloomy)
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joyless(dull, pain, dark, gloomy)
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unhappy(person, dull, gloomy, miserable)
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bad(person, dull, quiet, unhappy)
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boring(dull, gloomy, miserable)
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deplorable(pain, sorrow, negative, emotion)
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desolate(person, dull, dark, gloomy)
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distressing
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dolorous(person, dull, gloomy, miserable)
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dull(sad, gloomy, dark, miserable)
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lamentable(pain, sorrow, negative, emotion)
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melancholy(person, dull, pain, gloomy)
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oppressive(dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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saddening(noun, sad, dark, miserable)
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somber(person, dull, gloomy, miserable)
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tedious(dull, gloomy, miserable)
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unsatisfactory(quiet, bad, unhappy, dark)
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exhausting
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grievous
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