6
distressed(verb, sad, unhappy, bitter, sorry)
6
downcast(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
6
forlorn
6
glum(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
6
low(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
5
downhearted(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
5
grief-stricken(adjective, sad, sorrowful)
5
low-spirited(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
4
hurting(sad, unhappy, miserable)
4
lugubrious(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
4
morose(sad, unhappy, miserable)
4
somber(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
4
troubled(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy, miserable)
4
wistful(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
3
bereaved
3
bitter
3
crestfallen(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
3
despairing
3
dispirited(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
3
joyless(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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