5
grieved
5
hurting(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
5
rueful(adjective, sad, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful)
5
wistful(sad, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful, woebegone)
4
brokenhearted(adjective, upset, melancholy, despondent, inconsolable)
4
crestfallen(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
4
desolate(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, sorrowful)
4
disheartened
4
heavy-hearted(adjective, sad, mournful)
4
heavyhearted(adjective, sad, sorrowful)
4
joyless
4
mourning
4
plaintive(adjective, sad, sorrowful, pathetic, mournful)
4
somber(sad, unhappy, gloomy, sorrowful)
4
tearful(adjective, sad, mournful, inconsolable)
4
weeping
3
bitter
3
crushed(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
3
in grief
3
languishing
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