28 entries under unhappy topic. ×

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repentant(adjective, sad, sorry, regret)
20
sorry(adjective, wrong, sad, hesitant)
20
penitent(adjective, sad, sorrowful, sorry)
18
apologetic(adjective, sad, sorry, regret)
13
sorrowful(adjective, sad, upsetting, sorry)
12
sad(adjective, melancholy, sadness, thoughtful)
11
bad(adjective, sad, sorry, apologetic)
11
conscience-stricken(adjective, sad, apologetic, penitent)
8
mournful(adjective, sad, terrible, melancholy)
7
penitential(adjective, sad, regret, apologetic)
6
compunctious(adjective, sad, sorry, regret)
5
shamefaced(adjective, sad, embarrassed, apologetic)
3
melancholy(adjective, sad, terrible, miserable)
3
pitiful(adjective, sad, upsetting, deplorable)
2
disconsolate(adjective, sad, melancholy, thoughtful)
2
guilt-ridden(adjective, sad, apologetic)
2
self-accusing(sad, apologetic)
1
attritional(adjective, sad, sorry, apologetic)
1
heartbroken(sad, mournful, apologetic, grief-stricken)
1
plaintive(adjective, sad, terrible, melancholy)
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