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