3
dreaming(adjective, melancholy, thoughtful, daydreaming, imagining)
3
drear(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
elsewhere
3
excogitative(adjective, thoughts)
3
grievous(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
heavy(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
heavy-hearted(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
in a reverie(expression, adjective, idiom)
3
inner-directed(adjective, characteristic, quality, experience, analysis)
3
introverted(adjective, characteristic, quality, experience, analysis)
3
lamentable(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
lost in thought(expression, adjective, idiom, reasonable, keen)
3
overcast(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
overcome(adjective, dejected)
3
rueful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
ruthful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
studious(adjective, reasonable, keen, thought, deep)
3
tearful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
tragic(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
unhappy(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, gloomy)
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