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grumpy(upset, informal, unhappy, angry)
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heart-rending(gloomy, miserable, wretched, anguished)
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heartrending(sad, miserable, painful, wretched)
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mirthless(sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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peevish(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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petulant(difficult, cross, negative, emotional)
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threnetic(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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touching(sad, miserable, wretched, pitiful)
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annoyed(upset, cross, unhappy, emotional)
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bad-tempered(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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badly(sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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baleful(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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bearish(difficult, cross, negative, emotional)
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beefing(gloomy, sorrowful, pathetic, mournful)
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begrudging(upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
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bellyaching(sorrowful, pathetic, mournful, woebegone)
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bothered(upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
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brooding(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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carping(difficult, cross, negative, emotional)
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contentious(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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