7
dreadful(adjective, severe, sad, awful, extreme)
7
dreary(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
7
ruthful(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, sorrow)
7
sorrowful(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
7
unblessed(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
7
woesome(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, unpleasant)
6
catastrophic(adjective, sad, awful, terrible, miserable)
6
ill(adjective, bad, evil, negative, disapproving)
6
ruinous(adjective, bad, poor, awful, awkward)
6
unfavourable
6
unpromising(adjective, negative, unfavorable, disapproving, desperate)
6
appalling(adjective, severe, sad, awful, extreme)
6
hard(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
6
horrible(adjective, dull, severe, gloomy, miserable)
6
inconvenient(adjective, severe, negative, extreme, improper)
6
jinxed(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, unsuccessful)
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joyless(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
6
out of luck(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, miserable)
6
painful(adjective, endured)
6
punk(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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