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desolate(adjective, person, light, happy, gloomy)
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despairing(noun, adjective, low, sad, unhappy)
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heartbroken(adjective, dejected)
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low-spirited(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
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brooding(adjective, feelings, sadness, gloom, unclear)
10
wretched(adjective, dull, blue, low, sad)
9
bleak(noun, adjective, person, dull, light)
9
broody(adjective, blue, low, sad, feelings)
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disheartened(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, depressed)
9
morbid(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy, miserable)
9
sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, sorrow)
9
woeful(adjective, blue, low, sad, unhappy)
8
bad-tempered(adjective, feelings, grumpy, abrupt, gruff)
8
cross(adjective, low, feelings, gloomy, miserable)
8
depressing(adjective, person, dull, sad, unhappy)
8
distressed(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, depressed)
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dolorous(adjective, person, low, sad, unhappy)
8
grouchy(adjective, tough, harsh, feelings, gloomy)
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heartsick(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, depressed)
8
hopeless(noun, adjective, person, low, sad)
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