4
shameful(adjective, wrong, unfortunate)
4
unfavorable(adjective, bad, wrong, poor, awkward)
4
unsatisfactory(adjective, offensive, unpleasant, inadequate, insufficient)
4
wrong(adjective, weak, negative, inadequate, cheap)
3
dejected(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
3
desolate(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
3
despicable
3
disastrous(adjective, bad, poor, awful, terrible)
3
down hearted(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
3
dreary(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
3
dumpish(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
3
dusky(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
3
heavy hearted(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
3
lachrymose(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
3
melancholy(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
3
moving
3
poignant
3
rough
3
somber(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
3
sullen(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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