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woesome(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, unpleasant)
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abominable(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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bad(adjective, low, sad, offensive, unhappy)
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bitter(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, gloomy, miserable)
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funereal(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
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hapless(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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horrid(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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inconsolable(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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lachrymose(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, dark)
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low(adjective, mean, bad, blue, rough)
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shocking(adjective, sad, awful, terrible, horrible)
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wistful(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
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anguished(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, miserable)
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depressing(adjective, dull, sad, pain, unhappy)
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desperate(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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despondent(adjective, dull, blue, low, sad)
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direful(adjective, awful, terrible, strange, horrible)
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grave(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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grief-stricken(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, wretched)
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grueling(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, painful)
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