| Main Entry: |
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| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
unhappy, depressed |
| Synonyms: |
bereaved,
bitter,
blue*, cheerless,
dejected,
despairing,
despondent,
disconsolate,
dismal,
distressed,
doleful,
down, down in dumps, down in mouth, downcast,
forlorn,
gloomy,
glum, grief-stricken, grieved,
heartbroken, heartsick, heavyhearted, hurting, in doldrums, in grief, in the dumps, languishing,
low, low-spirited,
lugubrious,
melancholy,
morbid,
morose,
mournful, out of sorts,
pensive,
pessimistic, sick at heart,
somber,
sorrowful,
sorry,
troubled, weeping,
wistful,
woebegone
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| Antonyms: |
cheerful, glad, happy, joyful
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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