2
faultfinding(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
2
fretting(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, emotional)
2
grieving(sad, unhappy, miserable, sorrowful)
2
grim(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful, dejected)
2
grumbling(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
2
grumpy(adjective, upset, informal, unhappy, angry)
2
heart-rending(adjective, gloomy, miserable, wretched, anguished)
2
heartrending(adjective, sad, miserable, painful, wretched)
2
mirthless(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
2
mourning
2
peevish(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
petulant(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, emotional)
2
threnetic(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
2
touching(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, pitiful)
2
whimpering(difficult, critical, sour, discontented, uptight)
2
whining(difficult, critical, complaining)
1
afflicted(sad, unhappy, miserable, painful, wretched)
1
aggrieved
1
agonized(sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
1
annoyed(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, emotional)
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