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melancholic(adjective, upset, dull, blue, flat)
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wistful(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
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funereal(adjective, dull, sad, harsh, unhappy)
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gloom(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
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sadness(noun, trouble, feeling, understanding, love)
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sorrow(noun, trouble, feeling, understanding, love)
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sorry(adjective, sad, informal, unhappy, sorrow)
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depressing(adjective, person, dull, blue, happy)
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grief(noun, feeling, love, worry, passion)
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heavy-hearted(noun, adjective, blue, low, happy)
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grim(adjective, person, dull, blue, low)
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sullen(adjective, dull, blue, low, sad)
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despair(noun, trouble, feeling, love, disorder)
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heartbroken(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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blues(noun, trouble, feeling, worry, character)
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sombre
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woe(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
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anguish(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
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dark(adjective, dull, bad, low, sad)
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gloominess(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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