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sad(noun, adjective, upset, person, blue)
19
glum(noun, adjective, person, blue, low)
18
morose(adjective, person, blue, low, sad)
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melancholy(noun, adjective, upset, person, blue)
16
despondent(noun, adjective, upset, blue, low)
13
dejected(noun, adjective, upset, blue, low)
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downhearted(noun, verb, adjective, blue, low)
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down(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, depressed)
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dispirited(adjective, sad, unhappy, depressed, hopeless)
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grim(adjective, person, sad, unhappy, miserable)
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downcast(upset, sad, unhappy, depressed)
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low-spirited(low, sad, unhappy, melancholy, miserable)
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lugubrious(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, miserable)
4
spiritless(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, miserable)
2
bad(adjective, person, weak, sad, unhappy)
2
crestfallen(adjective, low, sad, unhappy, miserable)
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hurting(blue, sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected)
2
weeping(blue, sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected)
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bleeding(blue, sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected)
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bummed out(expression, sad, unhappy, miserable, depressed)
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