128 entries under miserable topic. ×

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painful(adjective, sad, awful, grim)
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saddened(adjective, sad, gloomy, down)
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atrabilious(sad, unhappy, dejection)
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discouraged(low, sad, unhappy, depressed)
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down-in-the-mouth(bad, sad, unhappy, depressed)
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down in the mouth(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, blue)
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downbeat(adjective, blue, sad, depression, gloomy)
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dragged(adjective, dull, bad, blue, sad)
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heart-rending(adjective, sad, awful, grim)
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in the doldrums(expression, idiom, melancholy, unstable)
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lonesome(dull, gloomy, boring, tedious)
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mirthless(adjective, sad, gloomy, down)
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oppressive(dull, gloomy, melancholy, boring)
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abject(sad, unhappy)
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all torn up(expression, idiom, low, sad, unhappy)
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calamitous(sad, unhappy, wretched, sorrowful)
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clouded(sad, unhappy)
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cloudy(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy)
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dampened(sad, unhappy)
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dashed(sad, unhappy)
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