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depressing(adjective, dull, blue, obscure, sad)
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dispirited(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
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grief-stricken(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, wretched)
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injured(upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness, resentment)
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moody(noun, adjective, bad, blue, sad)
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afflicted(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow, melancholy)
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abused(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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annoyed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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desolate(noun, adjective, blue, sad, sorrow)
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disturbed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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harmed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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heartsick(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, depressed)
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inconsolable(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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melancholic(adjective, blue, sad, depression, feelings)
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plaintive(adjective, happy, sad, sorrow, depression)
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victimized(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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wronged(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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anguished(adjective, upset, sad, melancholy, miserable)
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grieved(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
10
heavy-hearted(adjective, bad, blue, sad, sorrow)
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