3
unpleasant(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow, depression)
3
unsettling(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
3
wailful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
3
woesome(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
3
yearnful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
2
anxious(adjective, dejected)
2
brokenhearted(gloomy, depressed, wretched)
2
crestfallen(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
2
discouraged(adjective, dejected)
2
discouraging(adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable)
2
dispiriting(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
2
displeasing
2
distasteful
2
dull(sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable, depressing)
2
harsh(adjective, low, gloomy, melancholy, miserable)
2
heartbreaking(wretched, shameful, pitiful, pathetic, unfortunate)
2
heartsick
2
heavyhearted(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, down)
2
hopeless(adjective, person, dull, gloomy, miserable)
2
horrible(adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable)
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