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calamitous(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, awful)
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poor(adjective, bad, nasty, sad, unhappy)
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regrettable(adjective, bad, sad, dark, sorrow)
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awful(adjective, severe, sad, terrible, extreme)
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unpropitious(adjective, bad, unfriendly, improper, inappropriate)
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unfortunate person(noun, expression, adjective, idiom, sad)
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dire(adjective, terrible, miserable, doomed, endured)
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pathetic(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
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pitiable(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
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dismal(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, gloomy)
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pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
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unsuccessful(adjective, bad, poor, failure, miserable)
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sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, unpleasant)
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bad(adjective, severe, sad, extreme, serious)
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sinister(adjective, evil, nasty, sad, unhappy)
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tragic(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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desolate(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, unpleasant)
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awkward(adjective, good, ability, poor, improper)
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doomed(adjective, bad, poor, pain, unhappy)
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forlorn(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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