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pitiful(upset, mean, moving, poor)
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dismal(bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
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grievous(bad, happy, sad, pain)
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melancholy(blue, sad, pain, sorrow)
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ashamed
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pitiable(upset, mean, moving, poor)
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conscience-stricken(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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gloomy(bad, blue, sad, sorrow)
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unhappy(upset, cut, hit, sad)
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disconsolate(bad, blue, sad, sorrow)
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pathetic(upset, mean, moving, poor)
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piteous(mean, moving, poor, low)
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woebegone(blue, happy, sad, depression)
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heavy-hearted(bad, blue, sad, sorrow)
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poor(mean, moving, low, sad)
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afflictive(bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
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despondent(blue, sad, depression, woe)
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guilty
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plaintive(happy, sad, sorrow, depression)
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tearful(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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