61
grievous(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awful)
51
distressed(adjective, upset, unhappy, sadness, depressed)
46
forlorn(adjective, unhappy, depressed, upset, melancholy)
44
woebegone(adjective, depressed, unhappy, blue, gloomy)
44
glum(adjective, depressed, unhappy, dejected, morose)
44
down(adjective, unhappy, depressed, dejected, morose)
44
deplorable(adjective, sorrow, unfortunate, characteristic, feature)
42
dreary(adjective, gloomy, unhappy, sorrow, dark)
42
grave(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, gloomy)
42
sorry(adjective, unhappy, despicable, depressed, sorrow)
41
depressing(adjective, unhappy, dark, depression, gloomy)
40
low-spirited(adjective, unhappy, depressed, blue, gloomy)
38
lugubrious(adjective, unhappy, melancholy, depressed, gloomy)
38
lamentable(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion, suffer)
36
dolorous(adjective, upset, person, dull, low)
36
serious(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, importance)
35
crestfallen(adjective, blue, depressed, unhappy, gloomy)
35
despairing(adjective, unhappy, depressed, melancholy, hopeless)
35
desolate(adjective, unhappy, dark, miserable, depressed)
35
pitiful(adjective, disgusting, vile, shameful, despicable)
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