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depressed(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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dingy
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disappointing
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disastrous
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dismaying
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disturbing
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doleful(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
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down and out(expression, adjective, idiom, sad, gloomy)
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down in the mouth(expression, adjective, idiom, sad, unhappy)
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downbeat(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, down)
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downcast(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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dragged(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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drear
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droopy(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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extremely bad(expression, adjective, tender, gloomy, raw)
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heartwrenching
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heavyhearted(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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in blue funk(expression, adjective, idiom, sad, gloomy)
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lachrymose(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, dark)
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low(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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