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71 entries under wretched topic. ×
| heartrending(adjective, moving, sad, 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) | |
| tragic(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy) | |
| unfortunate(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible) | |
| dire(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, miserable) | |
| lamentable(adjective, mean, low, sad, miserable) | |
| pitiful(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad) | |
| woeful(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low) | |
| calamitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful) | |
| afflictive(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, miserable) | |
| dismal(mean, low, sad, awful, terrible) | |
| piteous(adjective, mean, low, sad, miserable) | |
| poignant(adjective, moving, sad, tender, unpleasant) | |
| cheerless(adjective, mean, low, distressing) | |
| melancholy(sad, miserable, pitiful, pathetic) | |
| miserable(mean, low, sad, unhappy) |
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