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dejected(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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dismal(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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heavy-hearted(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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in tears(expression, idiom, upset, happy)
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lamenting(upset, sad, sorrow, depression)
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melancholy(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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plaintive(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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watery(upset, crying)
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blue(sad, depression, sorrow, woe)
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dolourous
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maudlin(soft, sad, sweet, sloppy)
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pathetic(upset, sad, sorrow, depression)
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sorry(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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crying(upset, sad, dissatisfied, weepy)
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deplorable(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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depressed(sad, mournful, grief-stricken)
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emotional(sad, sweet, melancholy, romantic)
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grieved(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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languishing(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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pitiful(upset, mean, poor, low)
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