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heavyhearted(blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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inconsolable(upset, low, unhappy, gloomy)
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lamentable(sad, pain, unhappy, sorrow)
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rueful(blue, sad, pain, sorrow)
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broken-hearted
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dumpish(blue, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
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grieved(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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heavy(sad, sorrow, depression, gloomy)
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in the dumps(expression, idiom, upset, dull)
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morbid(dull, nasty, unhappy, gloomy)
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saturnine(sorrow, gloomy, depress, sadness)
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spiritless(blue, low, happy, sad)
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surly(low, feelings, gloomy, miserable)
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thoughtful(reasonable, keen, deep, sober)
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tristful(happy, sad, sorrow, depression)
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deplorable(sad, pain, unhappy, sorrow)
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distressing(sad, pain, unhappy, sorrow)
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lowering(sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
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bitter(unhappy, sadness, aloof, grey)
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broody(blue, low, sad, feelings)
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