159 entries under sad topic. ×

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unlucky(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
34
unhappy(adjective, good, dull, bad, ability)
34
hapless(adjective, bad, poor, pain)
32
wretched(adjective, bad, unhappy, unpleasant)
26
miserable(noun, adjective, person, dull)
25
lamentable(adjective, bad, sorrow, depression)
24
woeful(adjective, unhappy, dark, unpleasant)
23
infelicitous(adjective, good, bad, ability)
23
luckless(adjective, bad, unhappy, unpleasant)
21
deplorable(adjective, good, bad, sorrow)
21
star-crossed(adjective, bad, unhappy, unpleasant)
19
ill-fated(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy)
19
ill-starred(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy)
19
untoward(adjective, adverb, bad, unhappy)
18
grievous(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
18
distressing(adjective, unhappy, awful, terrible)
16
calamitous(adjective, bad, unhappy, awful)
16
poor(adjective, bad, nasty, unhappy)
16
regrettable(adjective, bad, dark, sorrow)
15
awful(adjective, severe, terrible, extreme)
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