1
crying(difficult, critical, sour, discontented, uptight)
1
despairing(adjective, dejected)
1
dire(miserable, wretched, anguished)
1
dirge
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disaffected(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
1
disappointed(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
1
discontented(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
1
disgruntled(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
1
displeased(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
1
disputatious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
1
dissatisfied(adjective, difficult, cross, unhappy, negative)
1
dolent(sad, unhappy, miserable, painful, wretched)
1
drug(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
1
dumb with grief(expression, idiom)
1
dyspeptic(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
1
easily offended(expression, adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
1
edgy(difficult, critical, sour, discontented, uptight)
1
ennuied(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
1
envious(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
1
epicedian(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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