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downhearted(adjective, upset, bad, low, sad)
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joyless(adjective, dull, mean, poor, low)
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distressed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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wretched(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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cheerless(adjective, dull, mean, bad, poor)
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dolorous(adjective, upset, dull, happy, sad)
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dreary(adjective, dull, bad, low, sad)
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grieved(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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rueful(adjective, upset, bad, happy, sad)
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down(adjective, bad, low, sad, unhappy)
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heartbroken(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
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inconsolable(adjective, upset, unhappy, sorrow, melancholy)
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lamentable(adjective, upset, bad, happy, sad)
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low-spirited(adjective, upset, low, sad, unhappy)
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offended(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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afflicted(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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desolate(noun, adjective, dull, bad, low)
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dispirited(adjective, bad, low, sad, unhappy)
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glum(adjective, dull, low, sad, unhappy)
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injured(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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