154 entries under sad topic. ×

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unfortunate(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
12
dreary(adjective, bad, pain, unhappy)
12
lugubrious(adjective, bad, sorrow, depression)
12
melancholy(adjective, pain, unhappy, sorrow)
12
shocking(adjective, severe, unhappy, unpleasant)
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calamitous(adjective, severe, unhappy, unpleasant)
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disastrous(adjective, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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plaintive(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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regrettable(adjective, wrong, happy, sorrow)
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unpleasant(adjective, tough, severe, harsh)
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afflictive(adjective, bad, rough, tender)
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bad(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, awful)
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piteous(adjective, mean, low, pain)
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rueful(adjective, bad, happy, pain)
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dejected(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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gloomy(adjective, bad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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heartbreaking(adjective, mean, poor, low)
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tearful(adjective, bad, sorrow, depression)
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unhappy(adjective, sorrow, depression, suffer)
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catastrophic(adjective, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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