26 entries under miserable topic. ×

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ill-starred(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
17
unfortunate(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
15
hapless(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
13
inauspicious(adjective, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
13
luckless(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
12
doomed(adjective, bad, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
12
unhappy(adjective, bad, sad, unpleasant)
8
ominous(adjective, person, feelings, wretched)
8
untoward(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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disastrous(adjective, unfortunate, doomed, detrimental)
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cursed(adjective, bad, unhappy, inappropriate)
5
tragic(adjective, bad, wretched, unfortunate)
4
catastrophic(adjective, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
3
dire(wretched, threatening, unfortunate, doomed)
2
calamitous(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy)
2
unfavorable(bad, poor, wretched, unfortunate)
2
untimely(wretched, unfortunate, doomed, unsuccessful)
1
afflicted(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy)
1
bad break(expression, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
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behind eight ball(expression, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
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