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22 entries under painful topic. ×
| piteous(adjective, sad, melancholy, miserable) | |
| affecting(adjective, moving, sad, touching) | |
| poignant(adjective, moving, tender, wretched) | |
| lamentable(mean, low, sad, unhappy, miserable) | |
| plaintive(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable) | |
| sorry(mean, low, sad, unhappy, miserable) | |
| afflicted(mean, low, sad, unhappy) | |
| heavy-hearted(sad, distressing, sorry, mournful) | |
| hurting(sad, distressing, sorry, mournful) | |
| lugubrious(sad, melancholy, sorrowful, distressing) | |
| rueful(mean, low, sad, melancholy) | |
| ruthful(adjective, mean, low, sad) | |
| sick at heart(expression, sad, distressing, sorry) | |
| singing the blues(expression, sad, distressing, sorry) | |
| tear-jerking(adjective, moving, sad, tender) | |
| tearful(mean, low, sad, wretched) | |
| wretched(mean, low, sad, unhappy, miserable) | |
| dolent(sad, distressing, sorry, mournful) | |
| full of sorrow(expression, sad, distressing, sorry) | |
| heartbroken(sad, distressing, sorry, mournful) |
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