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vexed(upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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affecting(sad, wretched, pitiful, mournful)
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brooding(bad, sad, unhappy, feelings)
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broody(sad, unhappy, feelings, miserable)
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cantankerous(feelings, unstable, changeable, sorrowful)
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chapfallen(blue, sad, depression, woe)
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crabby(feelings, unstable, changeable, sorrowful)
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cranky(feelings, sorrowful, mournful, lamenting)
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cross(feelings, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
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drab(blue, sad, depression, woe)
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drear(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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dumpish(blue, sad, sorrow, depression)
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grumpy(feelings, unstable, changeable, sorrowful)
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heartrending(sad, unhappy, melancholy, wretched)
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heavy(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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ill-humored(feelings, melancholy, miserable, unstable)
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ill-tempered(feelings, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
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irritable(feelings, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
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overcast(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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pitiable(sad, awful, gloomy, depressed)
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