161 entries under sad topic. ×

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mirthless(adjective, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
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painful(unhappy, awful, terrible, miserable)
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piteous(adjective, mean, poor, low)
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plaintive(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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triste(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
troubled(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
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heartbreaking(mean, low, awful, terrible)
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in a blue funk(expression, adjective, idiom, unhappy)
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melancholic(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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teary(adjective, sorrow, depression, gloomy)
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tragical(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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tristful(adjective, sorrow, depression, depress)
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unpleasant(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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unsettling(adjective, bad, sorrow, awful)
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wailful(adjective, bad, sorrow, depression)
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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)
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down in the mouth(expression, adjective, idiom, blue)
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dragged(adjective, dull, blue, unhappy)
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fed up(expression, adjective, miserable, down)
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