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distressing(sickness, ache, deplorable, anguishes)
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depressing(sad, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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sad(dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
9
joyless(dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
8
grievous(sickness, ache, anguishes)
8
mournful(sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
7
gloomy(dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
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dismal(dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
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sharp(sickness, ache, anguishes)
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sore(sickness, ache, anguishes)
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uncomfortable(sickness, ache, anguishes)
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depressive(sad, dark, gloomy, dim)
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dreary(sad, dark, miserable, dim)
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melancholy(sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
5
painful(tender, gloomy, raw, burning)
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aching(sickness, ache, anguishes)
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agonizing(sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
arduous(sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
awful(sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
biting(sickness, ache, anguishes)
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