3
bereaved
3
broken-hearted
3
cast down(expression, adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
3
churlish(adjective, feelings)
3
crotchety(adjective, feelings)
3
crusty(adjective, feelings)
3
dim(adjective, dull, blue, obscure, sad)
3
droopy(adjective, bad, blue, sad, unhappy)
3
dull(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, dark)
3
dusky(adjective, dull, obscure, sad, dark)
3
grouchy(adjective, feelings)
3
harrowing(adjective, sad, awful, miserable, grim)
3
heavy hearted(adjective, blue, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
in a blue funk(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
3
in grief
3
in the dumps(expression, idiom, dejection)
3
lamenting(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
3
lowering(adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable)
3
mopish(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
3
nostalgic(sorrowful, mournful, lamenting)
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