4
somber(adjective, blue, sad, sorrow, depression)
4
sore(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
3
bad(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
3
blue(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
3
disheartened(adjective, pathetic)
3
lamenting(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
3
shamefaced(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
3
shameful(adjective, regretful)
3
aching(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
3
agonized(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
3
all torn up(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, cut)
3
battered(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
3
bleeding(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
3
bruised(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
3
buffeted(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
3
burned(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
3
busted up(expression, adjective, upset, cut, hurt)
3
contused(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
3
crestfallen(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
3
crushed(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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