26 entries under miserable topic. ×

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ill-fated(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
16
unfortunate(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
13
hapless(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
12
unhappy(adjective, bad, sad, unpleasant)
9
inauspicious(adjective, unpleasant, wretched, adverse)
9
luckless(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
8
doomed(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy)
8
untoward(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
7
calamitous(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy)
6
catastrophic(adjective, unhappy, wretched, unfortunate)
6
ominous(adjective, wretched, black, unfortunate)
5
disastrous(adjective, unfortunate, doomed, detrimental)
5
tragic(adjective, bad, wretched, unfortunate)
3
cursed(adjective, bad, unhappy, inappropriate)
3
dire(adjective, wretched, unfortunate, doomed)
2
out of luck(expression, adjective, idiom, bad)
2
unfavorable(adjective, bad, poor, unfortunate)
2
untimely(adjective, unpleasant, wretched, black)
1
afflicted(adjective, bad, unhappy, inappropriate)
1
bad break(expression, adjective, wretched, black)
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