54 entries under miserable topic. ×

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tender(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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tortured(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
3
touching(mean, low, sad, pain)
3
wounded(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
2
afflicted(sad, gloomy, painful, wretched)
2
anguished(gloomy, depressed, wretched)
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dolorific(wretched, anguished)
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painful(sad, unhappy, wretched, distressing)
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calamitous(wretched, anguished)
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dire(wretched, anguished)
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dolent(sad, unhappy, painful, wretched)
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down in the mouth(expression, idiom, sad, unhappy)
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downcast(adjective, sad, unhappy)
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forlorn(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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heart-rending(adjective, wretched, anguished)
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heartbreaking(mean, low, sad, wretched)
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injured(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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meager(sad, wretched, pitiful, upsetting)
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useless(sad, wretched, pitiful, affecting)
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funereal(adjective, sad, unhappy)
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