69 entries under sorrowful topic. ×

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lousy(adjective, sad, unhappy)
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plaintive(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
5
rotten(weak, sad, unhappy, inadequate, deficient)
4
afflicted(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
4
cheerless(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
4
dreadful(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
4
gloomy(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
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hopeless(sad, unhappy, miserable, desolate)
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melancholy(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
4
shocking(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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catastrophic(adjective, sad, unhappy)
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disastrous(adjective, sad, unhappy)
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lugubrious(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy, miserable)
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nostalgic(moving, emotional, touching, mournful)
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appalling(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
2
calamitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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despondent(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
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anguished(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, sick)
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bereft(sad, unhappy, miserable, somber)
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depressed(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
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