| soul-crushing |
| heartrending(adjective, moving, sad, wretched, sympathy) |
| distressing(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low) |
| grievous(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad) |
| sad(adjective, mean, low, tender, miserable) |
| deplorable(adjective, mean, low, sad, awful) |
| pathetic(adjective, mean, low, sad, tender) |
| depressing |
| tragic(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, wretched) |
| unfortunate(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible) |
| dire(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, miserable) |
| harrowing(adjective, sad, awful, grim, shocking) |
| heart touching |
| lamentable(adjective, mean, low, sad, miserable) |
| pitiful(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad) |
| woeful(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low) |
| calamitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful) |
| affecting(verb, adjective, mean, moving, low) |
| afflictive(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, miserable) |
| agonizing(adjective, moving, emotional, shocking, touching) |