128 entries under miserable topic. ×

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dour(adjective, sad, feelings, unstable)
7
down in the dumps(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, blue)
7
grim(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
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piteous(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
7
pitiful(adjective, sad, awful, grim)
6
disheartened(adjective, low, sad, unhappy)
5
bleak(adjective, dull, blue, obscure, sad)
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grieving(adjective, low, sad, unhappy)
5
hurting(dull, sad, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
5
lachrymose(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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morbid(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
5
troubled(adjective, bad, unhappy, gloomy)
4
broody(adjective, sad, unhappy, feelings)
4
ill-humored(adjective, feelings, melancholy, unstable)
3
cast down(expression, adjective, sad, unhappy)
3
dim(adjective, dull, blue, obscure, sad)
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droopy(adjective, bad, blue, sad, unhappy)
3
dull(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, dark)
3
harrowing(adjective, sad, awful, grim)
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lowering(adjective, dull, gloomy)
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