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tragical(sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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triste(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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tristful(sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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unsettling(sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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woebegone(happy, sad, unhappy, miserable)
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woesome(sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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wretched(sad, unhappy, miserable, painful)
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yearnful(sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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affecting(sad, miserable, painful, wretched)
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anxious
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cantankerous(difficult, cross, negative, emotional)
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cranky(informal, sorrowful, pathetic, mournful)
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critical(upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
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discouraged
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disheartened
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emotional(vulnerable, touchy, hypersensitive, thin-skinned)
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faultfinding(upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
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fretting(upset, cross, unhappy, emotional)
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grim(sad, unhappy, sorrowful, dejected)
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grumbling(upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
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