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dispirited(adjective, feeling, bad, blue, low)
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painful(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, inexpedience)
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distressing(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, suffer, characteristic)
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inconsolable(adjective, upset, unhappy, melancholy, hopeless)
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dire(adjective, state, hard, difficult, awful)
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tragic(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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funereal(adjective, depressing, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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sore(adjective, upset, cut, hard, hit)
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troubled(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, depressed)
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oppressive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, depressing)
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pathetic(adjective, view, look, behavior, distressing)
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unfortunate(adjective, characteristic, feature, sorrow, negative)
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leaden(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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sombre(adjective, unhappy, dark, gloom, black)
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disturbing(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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rueful(adjective, upset, cut, mean, feeling)
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nasty(adjective, hard, difficult, dark, unpleasant)
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offended(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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bleak(noun, adjective, person, dull, blue)
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heartrending(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, sympathy)
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