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dolorific(miserable, wretched, anguished)
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drab(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
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heartbroken(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, depressed)
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hopeless(gloomy, depressed, wretched)
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howling(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
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lachrymose(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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miffed(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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painful(sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched, distressing)
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saddening(sad, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful, woebegone)
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self-accusing(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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shook(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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solemn(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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sorrowing(sad, mournful, grief-stricken)
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teary(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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terrible
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afflicting
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anguish
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compassion
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demure
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meritless
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