11
sadness(noun, distress, sorrow, woe, unhappiness)
10
sorrow(noun, distress, depression, melancholy, sadness)
8
mournfulness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery)
7
grief(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
6
depression(noun, distress, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
5
melancholy(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, sadness)
4
dejection(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
4
gloominess(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, woe)
4
heartbreak(noun, distress, pain, sorrow, depression)
4
poignancy(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery)
4
unhappiness(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
3
despondency(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery)
3
dispiritedness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, woe)
3
distress(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
3
gloom(noun, sorrow, unhappiness, grief, wretchedness)
3
misery(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
3
rue(noun, distress, sadness, unhappiness, grief)
3
ruthfulness
3
woe(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
2
blues(noun, distress, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
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