130 entries under gloomy topic. ×

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heartbroken(adjective, unhappy, characteristic, depression)
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plaintive(adjective, moving, happy, unhappy, dark)
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sullen(adjective, dull, blue, low, unhappy)
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pensive(adjective, unhappy, depressed, characteristic, bad)
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moving(adjective, state, distressing, characteristic, mean)
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comfortless(adjective, dull, mean, bad, poor)
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heavyhearted(adjective, depressed, unhappy, blue)
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heavy-hearted(noun, adjective, bad, blue, low)
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dull(adjective, unhappy, dark, black, gloom)
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mirthless(adjective, blue, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
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saddening(adjective, miserable, depressing, characteristic, dull)
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dispiriting(adjective, depressing, dull, unhappy, dark)
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grieved(adjective, unhappy, depressed, characteristic, bad)
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heart-rending(adjective, distressing, characteristic, tender, depression)
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hopeless(noun, adjective, upset, person, dull)
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discouraged(adjective, bad, blue, low, unhappy)
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grim(adjective, person, dull, quiet, blue)
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murky(adjective, obscure, sorrow, depress)
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in a blue funk(expression, adjective, idiom, blue, low)
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saturnine(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
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