- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|744
- Abbreviations|0
| bemoan | |
| beseeching(wretched, pitiful, pathetic) | |
| bewailing | |
| calamitous(miserable, wretched, anguished) | |
| chapfallen(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe) | |
| conscience-smitten | |
| crest-fallen(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe) | |
| dead-alive(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe) | |
| devastating(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe) | |
| dim(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe) | |
| dingy | |
| dire(miserable, wretched, anguished) | |
| disappointed | |
| disappointing(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe) | |
| discomforting | |
| disheartening | |
| dismaying | |
| distressful | |
| dolent(sad, unhappy, miserable, painful, wretched) | |
| dolorogenic |
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