57 entries under miserable topic. ×

22
mournful(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
18
sad(adjective, moving, happy, unhappy, dark)
17
dolorous(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, dark)
14
melancholy(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
8
depressed(adjective, sad, unhappy, dejected)
8
unhappy(adjective, upset, sad, dark, sorrow)
7
despondent(adjective, sad, unhappy, dejected)
7
dispirited(adjective, sad, unhappy, dejected)
7
downhearted(adjective, sad, unhappy, dejected)
7
piteous(adjective, sad, painful, wretched)
7
pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, wretched)
6
gloomy(adjective, sad, cross, unhappy, sorrow)
6
glum(adjective, sad, unhappy, dejected)
5
anguished(adjective, sad, unhappy, wretched)
3
moody(adjective, sad, cross, unhappy, gloomy)
3
morose(adjective, sad, cross, unhappy, gloomy)
3
moving(adjective, sad, wretched, pitiful)
3
pitiable(adjective, sad, unhappy, wretched)
3
poignant(adjective, sad, wretched, pitiful)
3
woebegone(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy)
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