| heartrending(adjective, moving, wretched, sympathy) |
| distressing(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low) |
| grievous(adjective, mean, poor, low) |
| deplorable(adjective, mean, low, awful) |
| pathetic(adjective, mean, low, tender) |
| tragic(adjective, bad, unhappy, wretched) |
| unfortunate(adjective, unhappy, awful, terrible) |
| harrowing(adjective, awful, grim, shocking) |
| lamentable(adjective, mean, low, miserable) |
| pitiful(adjective, mean, poor, low) |
| woeful(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low) |
| calamitous(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, awful) |
| dismal(mean, low, awful, terrible) |
| painful(adjective, moving, unpleasant, awful) |
| piteous(adjective, mean, low, miserable) |
| poignant(adjective, moving, tender, unpleasant) |
| heart-rending(adjective, moving, tender, awful) |
| wretched(adjective, mean, low, unhappy) |
| upsetting(adjective, moving, miserable, shocking) |
| catastrophic(adjective, unhappy, awful, terrible) |