176 entries under sad topic. ×

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wretched(adjective, unhappy, miserable, painful)
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yearnful(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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affecting(adjective, miserable, painful, wretched)
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grieving(unhappy, miserable, sorrowful)
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grim(adjective, unhappy, sorrowful, dejected)
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heartrending(adjective, miserable, painful, wretched)
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mirthless(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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threnetic(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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touching(adjective, miserable, wretched, pitiful)
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afflicted(unhappy, miserable, painful, wretched)
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agonized(unhappy, sorrowful)
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badly(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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baleful(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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calamitous(unhappy, miserable, wretched, sorrowful)
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dolent(unhappy, miserable, painful, wretched)
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drug(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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epicedian(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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forlorn(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
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grave(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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groanful(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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