3
cursed(adjective, bad, unhappy, miserable, inappropriate)
3
desolate(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
3
dire(adjective, miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
3
dismal
3
fatal(adjective, deadly, lethal)
3
lamentable(adjective, bad, poor, awful, awkward)
3
lowering
3
portentous
3
unblessed(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
3
underprivileged(adjective, poor, deprived, disadvantaged)
2
bad(adjective, inappropriate, damaging, unsuccessful, unfavorable)
2
badly off(expression, adjective, poor, depressed, deprived)
2
depressed(adjective, poor, deprived, disadvantaged, struggling)
2
dreary
2
evil(unfavorable, ominous, unpromising)
2
foul
2
hopeless(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy, awkward)
2
inopportune(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
2
out of luck(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, miserable)
2
somber
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