141 entries under unhappy topic. ×

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hopeless(sad, miserable, sorrowful, desolate)
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luckless(adjective, sad, unpleasant, woe)
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melancholy(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched)
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ruthful(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
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shocking(adjective, sad, awful, terrible)
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catastrophic(adjective, sad, sorrowful)
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dejected(adjective, sad, miserable, desolate)
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disastrous(adjective, sad, sorrowful)
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dreary(adjective, sad, miserable)
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infelicitous(adjective, sad, unpleasant, woe)
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lugubrious(adjective, sad, melancholy, miserable)
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appalling(adjective, sad, awful, terrible)
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calamitous(adjective, sad, awful, terrible)
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contrite(adjective, sad, apologetic)
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crestfallen(adjective, sad, unpleasant, woe)
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despondent(adjective, sad, miserable, sorrowful)
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fortuneless(adjective, sad, unpleasant, sick)
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hard(adjective, sad, unpleasant, woe)
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ill fated(expression, adjective, idiom, sad)
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poor fellow(expression, adjective, idiom, sad)
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