189 entries under sad topic. ×

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comfortless(adjective, pain, sorrow, depression)
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dejected(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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depressed(adjective, blue, depression, woe)
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depressing(adjective, blue, pain, depression)
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grieving(adjective, unhappy, miserable, regretful)
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regrettable(adjective, happy, sorrow, depression)
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desolate(adjective, blue, sorrow, depression)
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tragic(adjective, bad, sorrow, depression)
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wistful(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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affecting(mean, low, pain, miserable)
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distressing(adjective, mean, low, pain)
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grief-stricken(adjective, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful)
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hurt(adjective, upset, unhappy, gloomy)
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dispirited(adjective, blue, depression, woe)
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somber(adjective, blue, sorrow, depression)
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bad(adjective, unhappy, apologetic)
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blue(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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lamenting(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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shamefaced(adjective, unhappy, apologetic)
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agonized(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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