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| forlorn(poor, sad, unhappy, miserable) | |
| galling(hard, severe, rough, harsh) | |
| horrifying(unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting) | |
| inauspicious | |
| infuriating | |
| lachrymose(sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer) | |
| low(sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer) | |
| maddening | |
| mischievous(cruel, wicked, unkind, upsetting) | |
| monstrous(bad, awful, terrible, wicked) | |
| mortifying(awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable) | |
| nasty(tough, offensive, unpleasant, terrible) | |
| offensive(bad, severe, poor, unpleasant) | |
| persecuting(verb, punishing) | |
| poor(mean, bad, low, miserable) | |
| punishing(verb, punishing) | |
| rough(hard, tough, difficult, heavy) | |
| shameful(bad, awkward, wicked, wretched) | |
| sombre(sad, sorrowful, hopeless, somber) | |
| sorrowing(sad, mournful, grief-stricken) |
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