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discouraged(adjective, bad, blue, low, difficult)
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foreboding(adjective, hard, obscure, dark, negative)
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heartsick(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, depressed)
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ill-tempered(adjective, tough, harsh, feelings, depressed)
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not good
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unlit(adjective, dull, dark, uncertain, dim)
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bad(adjective, person, dull, weak, low)
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bad-tempered(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, feelings)
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bitter(adjective, unhappy, melancholy, miserable, sadness)
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brooding(adjective, bad, sad, cross, unhappy)
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broody(adjective, blue, low, sad, feelings)
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caliginous(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, dim)
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churlish(adjective, tough, low, harsh, feelings)
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crusty(adjective, tough, harsh, feelings, awkward)
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depressive(adjective, dull, sad, dark, boring)
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dire(adjective, dull, dark, awful, terrible)
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dusk(adjective, dull, dark, uncertain, dim)
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forbidding(adjective, severe, rough, nasty, dark)
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glooming
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grievous(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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