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dashed(depressed, disheartened, downcast, dispirited, crestfallen)
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derisive(adjective, person, attitude)
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desperate(adjective, hopeless)
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distressed(sad, depressed)
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disturbing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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down-in-the-mouth(sad, depressed)
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dull(adjective, upset, bad, low, sad)
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heartsick(sad, depressed)
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hurting(blue, sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected)
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in low spirits(expression, idiom, low, sad, miserable)
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ironic(adjective, person, attitude)
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misanthropical(adjective, person, attitude)
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mocking(adjective, person, attitude)
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negativistic
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nihilistic
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nostalgic
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ominous(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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saturnine(adjective, blue, low, gloomy, melancholy)
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scoffing(adjective, person, attitude)
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scornful(adjective, person, attitude)
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