123 entries under melancholy topic. ×

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anguished(adjective, upset, sad, miserable)
10
low(adjective, bad, blue, sad, unhappy)
10
sorry(adjective, moving, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
8
discontented(upset, sorrow, sadness, resentment)
8
heavyhearted(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
8
pensive(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
8
wistful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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disappointed(adjective, upset, sorrow, sadness)
7
down in the dumps(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, blue)
7
grim(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
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hurt(upset, sorrow, sadness, resentment)
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pained(upset, sorrow, sadness, resentment)
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piteous(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
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discontent(upset, sorrow, sadness, resentment)
5
hangdog(upset, sorrow, sadness, resentment)
5
piqued(upset, sorrow, sadness, resentment)
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aggrieved(upset, sorrow, sadness, resentment)
5
bleak(adjective, dull, blue, obscure, sad)
5
bored(adjective, upset, sorrow, sadness)
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chagrined(adjective, upset, sorrow, sadness)
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