6
jaundiced(adjective, person, bad, weak, gloomy)
5
joyless(noun, adjective, blue, miserable, depressed)
5
disbelieving(adjective, person, shameless, negative emotions)
5
disconsolate(noun, upset, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
5
disenchanted(adjective, person, shameless, negative emotions)
5
disillusioned(adjective, person, shameless, negative emotions)
5
downcast(upset, sad, unhappy, depressed, discouraged)
5
misanthropic(adjective, person, attitude, negative, doubtful)
5
mournful(adjective, person, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
5
somber(adjective, person, mood)
4
defeatist(noun, adjective, feelings, gloomy, uncertain)
4
depressing(adjective, person, hard, severe, offensive)
4
desolate(adjective, person, sad, unhappy, miserable)
4
dolorous(adjective, person, low, gloomy, miserable)
4
dour(adjective, low, gloomy, melancholy, miserable)
4
dreary
4
inauspicious
4
low-spirited(low, sad, unhappy, melancholy, miserable)
4
lugubrious(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, miserable)
4
pessimist
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