6
shocking(adjective, severe, sad, awful, extreme)
6
somber(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
6
unblest(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
6
unprosperous(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, adversity)
5
adverse(adjective, bad, poor, negative, awkward)
5
fatal
5
hopeless(adjective, dull, bad, sad, unhappy)
5
ill-chosen(adjective, good, ability, poor, awkward)
5
ill-timed(adjective, improper, inappropriate, unsuitable, unfitting)
5
abject(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
5
afflicted(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
5
afflictive(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
5
crestfallen(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
5
dejected(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
5
doleful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
5
fortuneless(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
5
foul(adjective, endured)
5
griever
5
heartbreaking(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible, wretched)
5
ill fated(expression, adjective, idiom, sad, unhappy)
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