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dismal(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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down hearted(sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
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dumpish(sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
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elegiac(sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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grieved(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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ruthful(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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wailful(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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distressing(sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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down in the dumps(sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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grief-stricken(sad, sorrowful, pathetic, mournful)
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melancholic(sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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somber(sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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tragic(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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unfortunate(sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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wailing(difficult, critical, sorrowful, pathetic)
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afflictive(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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all-a-mort(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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comfortless(sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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complaining(upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
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contemplative(melancholy, thoughtful, dejected, pensive)
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