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despondent(noun, adjective, dull, blue, sad)
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forlorn(noun, adjective, dull, blue, sad)
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bleak(noun, adjective, dull, light, obscure)
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offended(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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dolorous(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
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downcast(adjective, upset, dull, blue, sad)
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woeful(adjective, dull, mean, blue, poor)
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blue(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, dull)
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wretched(adjective, dull, mean, low, depressed)
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inconsolable(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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comfortless(adjective, dull, mean, poor, low)
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melancholic(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, depressing)
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sombre(adjective, unhappy, dark, gloom, black)
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upset(sorrow, melancholy, sadness, resentment, frustration)
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abused(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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anguished(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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annoyed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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dispirited(adjective, blue, low, sad, unhappy)
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disturbed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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funereal(adjective, dull, obscure, sad, harsh)
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