78 entries under wretched topic. ×

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wounded(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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compassionate(adjective, mean, low, pitiful)
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afflicted(sad, gloomy, miserable, painful)
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anguished(gloomy, miserable, depressed)
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dolorific(miserable, anguished)
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heartbroken(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, depressed)
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hopeless(gloomy, depressed)
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painful(sad, unhappy, miserable, distressing)
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beseeching(pitiful, pathetic)
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calamitous(miserable, anguished)
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dire(miserable, anguished)
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dolent(sad, unhappy, miserable, painful)
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forlorn(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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heart-rending(adjective, miserable, anguished)
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heartbreaking(mean, low, sad, miserable)
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heartrending(mean, low, sad, melancholy, painful)
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injured(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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low(mean, pitiful, disgraceful, upsetting)
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meager(sad, miserable, pitiful, upsetting)
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strained(gloomy, depressed)
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