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depressed(sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected)
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unhappy(upset, sad, dark, sorrow)
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deplorable(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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despondent(sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected)
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dispirited(sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected)
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downhearted(sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected)
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dreary(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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joyless(sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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pensive(sad, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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piteous(sad, miserable, painful, wretched)
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pitiful(sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
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sullen(upset, sad, unhappy, dark)
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tearful(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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blue(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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disappointing(sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
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gloomy(sad, cross, unhappy, sorrow)
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glum(sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected)
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regrettable(sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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anguished(sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
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desolate(sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
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