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disheartenment(noun, depression, sadness, misery, desolation)
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dolour
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drear(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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dreariness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, sorrow)
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dull(adjective, low, happy, unhappy, dark)
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grimness(noun, dejection, sullenness)
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heartbreak(noun, trouble, worry, distress, pain)
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hopelessness(noun, trouble, worry, distress, anxiety)
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lamenting(adjective, trouble, worry, distress, sad)
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mourning(noun, adjective, trouble, worry, distress)
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out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, sad, unstable)
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pessimism(noun, depression, belief, doubt, sadness)
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ruminative(adjective, reasonable, rational, thoughtful, sober)
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ruthful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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serious(adjective, dull, reasonable, unhappy, dark)
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sorrowfulness(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, sadness)
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thoughtfulness
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unfortunate(adjective, dull, difficult, sad, unhappy)
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wailful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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weeping(noun, adjective, worry, blue, distress)
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