44
unlucky(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
34
unhappy(adjective, good, dull, bad, ability)
34
hapless(adjective, bad, poor, sad, pain)
32
wretched(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
26
miserable(noun, adjective, person, dull, sad)
25
lamentable(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
24
woeful(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, unpleasant)
24
sad(adjective, feature, characteristic, sorrow, negative)
23
infelicitous(adjective, good, bad, ability, sad)
23
luckless(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
21
deplorable(adjective, good, bad, sad, sorrow)
21
inauspicious(adjective, miserable, improper, inappropriate, adverse)
21
star-crossed(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
19
disastrous(adjective, bad, miserable, adverse, doomed)
19
ill-fated(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
19
ill-starred(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
19
untoward(adjective, adverb, bad, sad, unhappy)
18
grievous(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
18
distressing(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
18
terrible(adjective, bad, severe, awful, miserable)
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