4
anguished(adjective, dejected)
4
depressed(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
4
disheartened(adjective, dejected)
4
meditating
4
museful(adjective, reasonable, keen, thought, deep)
4
nostalgic(adjective, melancholy, thoughtful, traditional)
4
rapt(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, thoughtful)
4
solemn(adjective, quiet, sad, sorrow, depression)
4
somber(adjective, severe, honest, sad, unhappy)
4
sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
4
withdrawn(adjective, thoughtful, thinking, solemn, meditative)
4
woebegone(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
3
absentminded
3
afflictive(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
anxious(adjective, dejected)
3
atrabilious
3
attentive(adjective, reasonable, thoughtful, thinking, absorbed)
3
deliberating(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful)
3
deplorable(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
discouraged(adjective, dejected)
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