17
distressing(adjective, sickness, ache, deplorable, anguishes)
12
depressing(adjective, sad, dark, gloomy, miserable)
11
sad(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
9
joyless(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
8
grievous(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
8
mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
7
gloomy(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
7
pathetic(sad, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful, deplorable)
6
dismal(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
6
sharp(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
6
sore(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
6
uncomfortable(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
5
depressive(adjective, sad, dark, gloomy, dim)
5
dreary(adjective, sad, dark, miserable, dim)
5
melancholic(sad, miserable, depressing, deplorable, cheerless)
5
melancholy(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
5
painful(adjective, tender, gloomy, raw, burning)
4
aching(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
agonizing(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
arduous(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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