6
miserable(adjective, low, feelings, gloomy, down)
6
querulous(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
6
splenetic(adjective, tough, harsh, gloomy, depressed)
5
acrimonious(adjective, tough, low, sad, harsh)
5
crestfallen(adjective, blue, low, melancholy, miserable)
5
disagreeable(adjective, unpleasant, abrupt, gruff, ill-tempered)
5
disconsolate(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
5
discontented(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed)
5
displeased(adjective, upset, unhappy, mad, bitter)
5
dogged
5
glooming
5
mournful(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
5
murky(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
5
ornery(adjective, mean, informal, unpleasant, sensitive)
5
pouting(adjective, sullen, crabby, moody, peevish)
5
uncivil(adjective, abrupt, gruff, brusque, bad mood)
5
unfriendly(adjective, severe, unpleasant, disagreeable, stern)
5
whiny(sullen, crabby, moody, peevish)
4
chapfallen(blue, low, melancholy, miserable, depressed)
4
complaining(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, irritable)
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