239 entries under sad topic. ×

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unfortunate(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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affecting(adjective, wretched, pitiful, mournful)
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brooding(adjective, bad, unhappy, feelings)
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broody(adjective, unhappy, feelings, miserable)
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chapfallen(adjective, blue, depression, woe)
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drab(adjective, blue, depression, woe)
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drear(adjective, bad, sorrow, depression)
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dumpish(adjective, blue, sorrow, depression)
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heartrending(adjective, unhappy, melancholy, wretched)
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heavy(adjective, bad, sorrow, depression)
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overcast(adjective, bad, sorrow, depression)
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pitiable(adjective, awful, gloomy, depressed)
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touching(adjective, wretched, pitiful)
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cast down(expression, adjective, unhappy, miserable)
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dim(adjective, dull, blue, obscure)
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droopy(adjective, bad, blue, unhappy)
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dull(adjective, bad, unhappy, dark)
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dusky(adjective, dull, obscure, dark)
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harrowing(adjective, awful, miserable, grim)
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heavy hearted(adjective, blue, sorrow, depression)
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