4
sorrowful(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
4
tedious(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
terrible(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
throbbing(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
tormenting(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
troublesome(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
unpleasant(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
3
affecting
3
comfortless(dark, dim, depressing)
3
deplorable
3
discouraging(verb, sad, dark, miserable, dim)
3
dispiriting(adjective, sad, dark, gloomy, miserable)
3
drab(adjective, sad, dark, dim, depressing)
3
glum(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
3
grim(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, down)
3
lamentable
3
pitiable
2
afflicting
2
aggrieving
2
blue(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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