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| heartrending(adjective, sad, wretched, sympathy) | |
| distressing(adjective, mean, poor, low) | |
| woeful(adjective, mean, poor, low) | |
| affecting(verb, adjective, mean, low) | |
| agonizing(adjective, emotional, shocking, touching) | |
| bitter(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, emotional) | |
| painful(adjective, sad, unpleasant, awful) | |
| poignant(adjective, sad, tender, unpleasant) | |
| heart-rending(adjective, sad, tender, awful) | |
| upsetting(adjective, sad, miserable, shocking) | |
| affective(adjective, touching, exciting, stirring) | |
| arousing(adjective, mean, low, touching) | |
| awakening(adjective, touching, exciting, stirring) | |
| breathless(adjective, touching, exciting, stirring) | |
| dynamic(adjective, touching, exciting, stirring) | |
| eloquent(adjective, touching, exciting, stirring) | |
| emotional(adjective, touching, exciting, stirring) | |
| emotive(adjective, tender, touching, exciting) | |
| expressive(adjective, emotional, touching, exciting) | |
| far-out(adjective, touching, exciting, stirring) |
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