8
hapless(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, adverse, unfortunate)
6
miserable
5
pathetic
5
piteous
5
pitiful
4
pitiable
4
poor
4
wretched(adjective, troubled, unfortunate, ill-fated)
2
abject
2
ill-fated(adjective, unfortunate, doomed, unlucky, infected)
2
unhappy(adjective, unpleasant, adverse, unfortunate, annoying)
2
distressing
2
execrable
2
inadequate
2
lamentable
2
low
2
measly
2
unfortunate(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, adverse, annoying)
2
untoward(adjective, adverb, unhappy, unpleasant, unfortunate)
1
deplorable
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