5
vexed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
4
affecting(mean, low, pain, wretched, distressing)
4
bitter(adjective, unhappy, sadness, aloof, grey)
4
cold(adjective, dull, sad, dark, miserable)
4
depressive(dull, pain, dark, gloomy, boring)
4
disappointing(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
4
drear(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
grave(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
grief-stricken
4
heartbroken(adjective, dejected)
4
inhospitable(adjective, cool, unfriendly, aloof, distant)
4
low(adjective, mean, blue, poor, sad)
4
lowering(adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable, dejection)
4
pitiful(adjective, mean, poor, low, shape)
4
saddening(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
4
solemn(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
triste(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
tristful(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
4
unpleasant(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
3
austere(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
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