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afflictive(adjective, bad, pain, sorrow, gloomy)
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chap-fallen(adjective, weak, badly, loser)
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discontent(adjective, upset, sorrow, gloomy, melancholy)
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drear(adjective, bad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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gross(adjective, rough, poor, nasty, unpleasant)
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heavy hearted(expression, adjective, idiom, blue, dark)
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not good(expression, characteristic, depression, sadness)
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shocking(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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sober(adjective, calm, dull, quiet, gentle)
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solemn(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
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subdued(adjective, dull, quiet, heavy)
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tragical(adjective, dark, awful, terrible, horrible)
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unfulfilled(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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dour(adjective, dull, quiet, sorrow, heavy)
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touching(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
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flagrant(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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hurting(adjective, unhappy, depressed, gloomy, miserable)
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lamenting(verb, adjective, upset, bad, unhappy)
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affecting(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
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atrocious(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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