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discomposed(state, depression, feel, sadness)
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disenchanted(upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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disheartened(sadness, morose, aloofness)
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dismayed(verb, state, dull, bad)
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dispirited(sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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fed up(upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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flustered(state, upset, depression, feel)
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frustrated(upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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hard-pressed
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ill at ease(expression, idiom, upset, anxious)
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in high dudgeon(upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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in pain(expression, upset, dull, cut)
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jittery(upset, hurt, low, sad)
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jumpy(upset, hurt, low, sad)
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maligned(upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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moody(upset, bad, sad, resentment)
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nettled(upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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poverty-stricken(poor, sad, unhappy, down)
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unfulfilled(upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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on edge(expression, upset, anxious, tense)
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