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grieved(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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joyless(sad, pain, sorrow, depression)
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cheerless(blue, sad, pain, depression)
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comfortless(sad, pain, sorrow, depression)
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dejected(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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depressed(blue, sad, depression, woe)
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depressing(blue, sad, pain, depression)
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grieving(sad, unhappy, miserable, regretful)
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regrettable(happy, sad, sorrow, depression)
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aggrieved(upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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desolate(blue, sad, sorrow, depression)
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tragic(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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wistful(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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distressing(mean, low, sad, pain)
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grief-stricken(sad, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful)
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hurt(upset, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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dispirited(blue, sad, depression, woe)
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somber(blue, sad, sorrow, depression)
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sore(upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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bad(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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