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discontented(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed)
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discouraged(adjective, upset, negative, doubtful, angry)
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disheartened(adjective, dejected, dejection)
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down in the dumps(expression, adjective, idiom, feelings, gloomy)
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dyspeptic
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evil(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, harsh)
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foreboding(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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fractious(mean, cross, short, hostile, irritable)
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grievous(adjective, sad, unpleasant, sorrow, depression)
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ill-humoured
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impolite(adjective, rude, coarse, manners, abrupt)
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malign(adjective, upset, brooding)
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mopish(adjective, blue, low, melancholy, miserable)
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obscure(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
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out of humor(expression, idiom, short, dejection, faultfinding)
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pensive(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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pertinacious(adjective, mean, irritable, crabby, cranky)
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short(adjective, cross, unpleasant, disagreeable, angry)
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spooky(adjective, evil, awful, fear, black)
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sulking(adjective, upset, brooding)
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