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sullen(dull, blue, low, sad)
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heartbroken(sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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sombre
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dark(dull, bad, low, sad)
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lachrymose(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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bleak(noun, person, dull, blue)
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despairing(noun, bad, low, sad)
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heartsick(low, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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pessimistic(noun, upset, person, blue)
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dour(sorrow, feelings, depress, sadness)
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plaintive(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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sulky(sorrow, feelings, depress, sadness)
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distressed(sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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down in the dumps(sad, expression, idiom, unhappy)
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grief-stricken(upset, sad, unhappy, wretched)
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hopeless(noun, upset, person, dull)
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pensive(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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disheartened(blue, low, sad, depressed)
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discouraged(blue, low, difficult, sad)
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grievous(sad, pain, unhappy, sorrow)
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