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dispiriting
3
distressing
3
downbeat
3
dreary
3
frustrating
3
funereal
3
glum
3
gray
3
heartrending
3
inauspicious
3
intimidating
3
miserable
3
negative
3
ominous
3
scary(adjective, frightening, terrifying)
3
sinister
3
unpromising(adjective, hopeless)
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disturbing(good, agreeable)
2
grim(adjective, good, hopeful)
2
baleful
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