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