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huffy(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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huffy irascible(expression, difficult, critical, sour, uptight)
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hurting(sad, unhappy, painful, distressing, sorry)
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hypercritical(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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ill-humored(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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in grief
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in low cotton
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in mourning(expression, idiom, sad, painful, distressing)
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insatiable(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
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irked(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
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irritable(adjective, difficult, cross, critical, crabby)
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jaundiced(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
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jealous(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
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kvetching(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
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lament
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lamentation
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lamentive
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languishing(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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low(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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malcontent(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
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