57 entries under emotion topic. ×

15
dour(adjective, severe, low, sad, cross)
15
sullen(adjective, upset, rude, sorrow, depress)
11
morose(adjective, rude, sorrow, depress, sadness)
10
saturnine(adjective, rude, sorrow, depress, sadness)
10
sulky(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
7
grim(adjective, severe, sorrow, depress, sadness)
5
glum(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
5
mournful(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
4
grave(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
3
beetle-browed(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
3
cheerless(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
3
dismal(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
3
gaunt(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
3
gruffy(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
3
inhospitable(adjective, severe, rude, sorrow, cold)
3
lugubrious(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
3
melancholy(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
3
murky(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
3
overcast(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
3
somber(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
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