5
languishing(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
5
pitiful(adjective, upset, mean, poor, low)
5
ruthful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
5
sobbing(adjective, upset, sad, watery, weepy)
5
sorrowing(sad, mournful, weepy, lamentation, grief-stricken)
5
whimpering(adjective, upset, crying)
4
blubbering(adjective, upset, sad, watery, weepy)
4
desolate(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
grief-stricken(adjective, sad, mournful, inconsolable)
4
piteous(adjective, mean, low, sad, painful)
4
poignant(adjective, upset, sad, watery, weepy)
4
querulous
4
sniveling(adjective, upset, crying)
4
wet(adjective, upset, crying)
4
wretched(adjective, mean, low, sad, painful)
3
afflictive(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
crestfallen
3
despondent
3
distressed(adjective, upset, mean, low, sad)
3
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