2
calamitous
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dejecting
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disconsolate(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
2
dolorous(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, down)
2
funereal(adjective, dull, bad, sad, unhappy)
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grieving
2
heartbreaking
2
lugubrious(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
2
moving
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piteous(sad, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful, woebegone)
2
rueful(sad, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful, woebegone)
2
sadding
2
sorry(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, dark)
2
troubling
2
woebegone(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
2
woeful(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
1
bitter
1
catastrophic
1
darkening
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dejected(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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