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distressing(obscure, sad, unhappy, dark)
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drear
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somber(dull, obscure, sad, unhappy)
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sorry
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boring(dull, gloomy, miserable, tedious)
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cringeworthy(depression, sadness, down, woe)
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dull(sad, unhappy, gloomy, dark)
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oppressive(dull, obscure, unhappy, dark)
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tedious(dull, gloomy, miserable, boring)
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tiring
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chill(indifferent, unfriendly, aloof, remote)
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comfortless(dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
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daunting
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dejecting(dull, bad, unhappy, dark)
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dispirited(miserable, depressing, cheerless)
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exhausting
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fatiguing
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melancholy(dull, happy, unhappy, dark)
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miserable(dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
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saddening(noun, sad, dark, gloomy)
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