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mopish(blue, sad, depression, woe)
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overcast(sad, sorrow, depression, depress)
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pathetic(sad, pain, sorrow, depression)
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saddened(sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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tragic(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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triste(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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troubled(low, difficult, sad, unhappy)
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bad(person, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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beetle-browed(sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
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brooding(dark, feelings, gloomy, morose)
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cranky(low, feelings, gloomy, miserable)
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disappointing(person, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
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disheartening(person, dull, pain, gloomy)
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drear(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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dull(low, happy, unhappy, dark)
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lamenting(trouble, worry, distress, sad)
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mourning(noun, trouble, worry, distress)
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out of sorts(expression, idiom, sad, unstable)
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ruminative(reasonable, rational, thoughtful, sober)
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ruthful(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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