52 entries under adjective topic. ×

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defeated(verb, upset, failure, disappointed)
17
frustrated(verb, upset, limited, restricted)
16
thwarted(verb, upset, unsuccessful, disappointed)
11
unsuccessful(failing, unsuccessful, arouse bad feelings)
9
disappointed(verb, upset, worsted, dissatisfied)
8
discomfited
8
failed(unsuccessful, arouse bad feelings)
6
fruitless(unsuccessful, arouse bad feelings)
5
futile(unsuccessful, arouse bad feelings)
4
abortive(unsuccessful, arouse bad feelings)
4
ineffectual(unsuccessful, arouse bad feelings)
4
pointless(unsuccessful, arouse bad feelings)
4
useless(unsuccessful, arouse bad feelings)
3
vain(unsuccessful, arouse bad feelings)
2
bladed
2
done for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, ruined)
2
handicapped(verb, worsted, thwarted, unslaked)
2
hung up on(expression, idiom, disappointed, disheartened)
2
ruined(verb, stopped, thwarted)
2
through the mill(expression, idiom, disappointed, disheartened)
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