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sombre(sad, sorrowful, distressing, hopeless)
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distressing(sad, miserable, wretched, sorrowful)
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heavyhearted(blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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pensive(bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
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tearful(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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wistful(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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deplorable(bad, happy, sad, sorrow)
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disappointed(upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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dour(sad, feelings, miserable, unstable)
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down in the dumps(expression, idiom, bad, blue)
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grave(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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grim(dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
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languishing(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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pathetic(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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piteous(sad, unhappy, melancholy, miserable)
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pitiful(sad, awful, miserable, grim)
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sulky(feelings, unstable, changeable, dejection)
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tragic(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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disheartened(low, sad, unhappy, miserable)
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afflictive(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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