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| dejected(sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer) | |
| disagreeable(hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| disheartening | |
| down in the dumps(sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer) | |
| exasperating(awkward, uneasy, upsetting, uncomfortable) | |
| foul | |
| funereal(sad, unhappy, miserable, shocking) | |
| grieving(hurt, sad, angry, sorrowful) | |
| heartrending(mean, moving, low, sad) | |
| hideous(bad, unpleasant, awful, terrible) | |
| horrible(obscure, offensive, dark, awful) | |
| injurious(awful, terrible, cruel, unkind) | |
| intolerable(tough, severe, harsh, awful) | |
| irritated(hurt, tender, painful, angry) | |
| loathsome(wicked, shocking, dreadful, upsetting) | |
| lugubrious(sad, unhappy, miserable, painful) | |
| nagging(painful, burning, upsetting, irritating) | |
| nerve-racking | |
| ominous(hard, severe, offensive, awful) | |
| plaintive(sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer) |
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