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languishing(adjective, unhappy, depressed, bad)
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calamitous(adjective, distressing, awful, depression)
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not good(expression, depression, sadness)
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hurting(adjective, unhappy, depressed, gloomy, miserable)
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down in mouth(expression, adjective, idiom, informal)
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out of sorts(adjective, expression, idiom, unhappy)
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discouraging(adjective, dull, dark, depression)
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in doldrums(expression, depressed, adjective, unhappy)
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botched(adjective, feature, slang, unfortunate)
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in grief(expression, depressed, adjective, unhappy)
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bungled(adjective, feature, slang, unfortunate)
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dejecting(adjective, unhappy, dark, black, depressing)
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demoralised(adjective, depression, sadness)
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sick at heart(expression, depression, sadness, obsolete)
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tear-jerking(adjective, depression, sadness)
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bereaved(adjective, depression, sadness)
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discomposing(adjective, depression, sadness)
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