| grievous(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) |
| sad(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, sympathy) |
| painful(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) |
| dire(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) |
| cruel(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) |
| severe(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) |
| grave(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) |
| hard(adjective, difficult, complex) |
| profound(adjective, hard, difficult, intense, complex) |
| serious(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) |
| soul-crushing |
| weighty(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) |
| disturbing(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) |
| troubled(adjective, hard, difficult, complex) |
| heartbreaking(adjective, moving, sad, wretched, sympathy) |
| pitiful(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad) |
| distressing(adjective, mean, moving, low, sad) |
| moving(adjective, mean, low, sad, tender) |
| deplorable(adjective, mean, low, sad, unhappy) |
| doleful(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy, wretched) |