6
cursed(adjective, bad, unhappy, miserable, inappropriate)
6
gloomy(adjective, warning, threatening, unfavorable, ominous)
6
infelicitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
6
miserable(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
6
pitiable(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
6
unpromising(adjective, warning, threatening, unfavorable, desperate)
6
unpropitious(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
5
pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
5
tragic(adjective, bad, miserable, wretched, unfortunate)
4
catastrophic(adjective, miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
4
fateful(adjective, dark, awful, gloomy, painful)
4
forewarning
4
forlorn(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
4
jinxed(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate, unfortunate)
4
pathetic(adjective, sad, painful, suffering, unfortunate)
4
unfavourable
3
abject(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
3
baleful(warning, threatening, unfavorable, ominous, unpromising)
3
baneful(warning, threatening, unfavorable, ominous, unpromising)
3
bodeful(adjective, person, feelings)
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