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cheerless(adjective, dull, bad, blue, low)
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glum(adjective, dull, bad, blue, low)
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dolorous(adjective, dull, happy, sad, unhappy)
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down(adjective, dull, bad, blue, low)
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blue(adjective, sad, feelings, feeling, unhappy)
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dark(adjective, dull, bad, obscure, low)
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morose(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
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distressed(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
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wretched(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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offended(upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness, resentment)
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crestfallen(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
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rueful(adjective, bad, blue, happy, sad)
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funereal(adjective, dull, obscure, sad, unhappy)
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somber(adjective, dull, bad, blue, obscure)
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upset(adjective, sorrow, melancholy, sadness, resentment)
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despairing(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
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grievous(adjective, bad, happy, sad, sorrow)
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heartbroken(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
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lamentable(adjective, bad, happy, sad, sorrow)
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low-spirited(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
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