159 entries under sad topic. ×

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heartbreaking(unhappy, awful, terrible, wretched)
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ill fated(expression, adjective, idiom, unhappy)
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lachrymose(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
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melancholy(adjective, dull, difficult, unhappy)
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mournful(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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tragical(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
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triste(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, sorrow)
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baleful(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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devastating(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
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fateful(adjective, painful, suffering, harmful)
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heartrending(unhappy, wretched, sorrowful, distressing)
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paltry(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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piteous(adjective, unhappy, sorrowful, mournful)
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plaintive(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
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rueful(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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sad sack(noun, adjective, person, sorrow)
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unpleasant(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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wistful(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
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blow chunks(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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brokenhearted(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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