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tearful(adjective, upset, crying, bad)
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shabby(adjective, unfortunate, feature, vile)
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heartbroken(adjective, unhappy, depression, gloomy)
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grief-stricken(adjective, unhappy, upset, depression)
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upsetting(adjective, distressing, moving, depression)
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pensive(adjective, unhappy, depressed, bad)
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moving(adjective, state, distressing, mean)
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disheartening(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion, person)
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inferior(adjective, poor, feature, slang)
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heavyhearted(adjective, depressed, unhappy, blue, gloomy)
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unsatisfactory(adjective, unfortunate, feature, crummy)
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crummy(adjective, feature, slang, unfortunate)
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hapless(adjective, depression, sadness, distressing)
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disastrous(adjective, destroy, unhappy, depression)
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saddening(adjective, miserable, depressing, dull)
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dispiriting(adjective, depressing, dull, unhappy, dark)
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grieved(adjective, unhappy, depressed, bad)
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heart-rending(adjective, distressing, tender, depression)
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weeping(unhappy, crying, adjective, depression)
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heartbreaking(adjective, mean, bad, low)
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