103 entries under melancholy topic. ×

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dreary(adjective, gloomy, unhappy, sorrow, dark)
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grave(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, gloomy)
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depressing(adjective, unhappy, dark, depression, gloomy)
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lugubrious(adjective, unhappy, depressed, gloomy)
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serious(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, importance)
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crestfallen(adjective, blue, depressed, unhappy, gloomy)
35
despairing(adjective, unhappy, depressed, hopeless)
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desolate(adjective, unhappy, dark, miserable, depressed)
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pitiful(adjective, disgusting, vile, shameful, despicable)
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dispirited(adjective, feeling, bad, blue, low)
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inconsolable(adjective, upset, unhappy, hopeless)
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funereal(adjective, depressing, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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oppressive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, depressing)
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rueful(adjective, upset, cut, mean, feeling)
26
offended(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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bleak(noun, adjective, person, dull, blue)
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somber(adjective, unhappy, dark, black, sadness)
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low(adjective, depressed, unhappy, blue, gloomy)
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taxing(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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unbearable(adjective, upset, hard, difficult)
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