155 entries under sad topic. ×

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grief-stricken(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, wretched)
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lugubrious(adjective, miserable, wretched, sorrowful)
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morose(adjective, bad, unhappy, depressed)
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poor(adjective, mean, poor, low)
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suffering(adjective, upset, cut, mean, hurt)
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desolate(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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heartsick(adjective, bad, unhappy, depressed)
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heavyhearted(unhappy, bitter, sorry, unglued)
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hurting(poor, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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crushed(adjective, upset, cut, bad, hurt)
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dismayed(verb, adjective, state, dull, bad)
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dispirited(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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in pain(expression, adjective, upset, dull, cut)
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jittery(adjective, upset, hurt, low)
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jumpy(adjective, upset, hurt, low)
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moody(adjective, upset, bad, resentment)
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poverty-stricken(adjective, poor, unhappy, down)
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all torn up(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, cut)
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dreary(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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ruffled(adjective, state, hurt, weak, low)
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