3
vexed(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
2
bearish(adjective, irritable, bad-tempered, abrupt, gruff)
2
bitter(adjective, mad, resentment, heated, annoyed)
2
bleak
2
blunt(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy)
2
brusque(adjective, tough, low, harsh, gloomy)
2
caustic(adjective, resentful, embittered, cheated)
2
curmudgeonly(adjective, abrupt, gruff, brusque)
2
cynical(adjective, upset, tough, harsh, gloomy)
2
depressing
2
desolate(adjective, blue, gloomy, melancholy, miserable)
2
difficult(grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
2
disheartened(adjective, dejection)
2
dissociable(adjective, sullen)
2
dyspeptic
2
envious(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
2
faultfinding(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
2
grousing(mean, irritable, annoyed, irritated, cranky)
2
grumbling(adjective, upset, unhappy, irritable, angry)
2
huffy(adjective, mean, mad, sensitive, unstable)
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