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| affecting(moving, tender, stirring, distressing) | |
| bitter | |
| doleful(sad, awful, miserable, grim) | |
| emotive(moving, tender, stirring) | |
| excruciating | |
| harrowing(sad, awful, miserable, grim) | |
| mournful(sad, awful, miserable, grim) | |
| plaintive(gloomy, miserable, wretched, anguished) | |
| sorrowful(sad, awful, miserable, grim) | |
| tear-jerking(moving, tender, pitiful, stirring) | |
| tender(moving, stirring) | |
| upsetting(awful, terrible, shocking, dreadful) | |
| deplorable(sad, awful, terrible, miserable) | |
| depressing(gloomy, joyless, plaintive) | |
| disquieting | |
| disturbing(awful, terrible, shocking, dreadful) | |
| forlorn | |
| heartbreaking(moving, sad, tender, awful) | |
| impressive(moving, tender, stirring) | |
| melancholy(gloomy, miserable, wretched, anguished) |
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