5
bitter(adjective, pain)
5
cheerless(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
5
despondent(adjective, blue, low, sad, unhappy)
5
dismal(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
5
doleful(dull, sad, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
5
down(adjective, dull, bad, blue, low)
5
forlorn(adjective, bad, low, sad, unhappy)
5
gloomy(adjective, dull, bad, blue, low)
5
grief-stricken(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
5
lugubrious(sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable, painful)
5
morose(blue, sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected)
5
mournful(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
5
unpleasant(adjective, tender, pain, raw, painful)
4
cramping(verb, paining)
4
damaging(verb, cruel, vile, hateful, unkind)
4
depressed(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
4
despairing(sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable, wretched)
4
difficult(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
glum(blue, sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected)
4
heartbroken(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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