189 entries under sad topic. ×

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touching(mean, low, pain, miserable)
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unfortunate(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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wailful(adjective, bad, sorrow, depression)
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wounded(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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compunctious(unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
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penitential(adjective, unhappy, apologetic, remorseful)
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afflicted(gloomy, miserable, painful, wretched)
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drab(adjective, blue, depression, woe)
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heartbroken(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, depressed)
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howling(adjective, blue, depression, woe)
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lachrymose(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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painful(unhappy, miserable, wretched, distressing)
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saddening(melancholy, sorrowful, mournful, woebegone)
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self-accusing(unhappy, apologetic)
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solemn(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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sorrowing(mournful, grief-stricken)
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teary(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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all-a-mort(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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attritional(unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
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baleful(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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