168 entries under miserable topic. ×

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piteous(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
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troubled(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
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troublesome(adjective, dull, awful, gloomy)
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anguished(adjective, wretched, sorrowful, hopeless)
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bare(adjective, thin, grim, lean)
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harsh(severe, thin, dark, cold)
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heartbreaking(mean, low, sad, awful, terrible)
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in a blue funk(expression, adjective, idiom, sad, unhappy)
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lonesome(adjective, dull, gloomy, depressed)
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melancholic(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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teary(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, gloomy)
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vile(mean, poor, low, wretched)
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base(mean, poor, low, wretched)
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contemptible(mean, poor, low, wretched)
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depressant(depressing, cheerless)
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disgraceful(poor, wretched, sorry, deplorable)
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down and out(verb, expression, adjective, idiom, phrasal verb)
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down in the dumps(expression, adjective, idiom, blue, sad)
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down in the mouth(expression, adjective, idiom, blue, sad)
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dragged(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
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