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93 entries under unhappy topic. ×

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sorry(adjective, sad, sorrow, suffer)
7
cruel(adjective, sad, harsh, unpleasant)
7
disastrous(adjective, sad, awful, terrible)
7
heartbreaking(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
6
cheerless(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
5
blue(adjective, sad, sorrow, suffer)
5
dispiriting(adjective, obscure, sad, dark)
5
serious(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult)
4
catastrophic(adjective, sad, awful, terrible)
4
dejected(adjective, sad, sorrow, suffer)
4
down in the dumps(adjective, sad, sorrow, suffer)
4
funereal(adjective, sad, miserable, shocking)
4
heartrending(adjective, mean, moving, low, sad)
4
lugubrious(adjective, sad, miserable, painful)
4
plaintive(adjective, sad, sorrow, suffer)
4
rueful(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
4
ruthful(adjective, sad, sorrow, suffer)
4
woebegone(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched)
3
disappointing(adjective, sad, sorrow, suffer)
3
disconsolate(adjective, sad, sorrowful, somber)
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