grief-stricken

dolorous

ˈdɒl(ə)rəs

adjective

feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress.

a dolorous and repetitive tale of atrocity

mournful,woeful,doleful,sorrowful,sad,unhappy,depressed,dismal,gloomy,morose,melancholy,miserable,forlorn,wretched,woebegone,despondent,dejected,disconsolate,downcast,crestfallen,downhearted,heartbroken,heavy-hearted,despairing,desolate,grief-stricken,tearful,teary,lachrymose,blue,down,down in the mouth,down in the dumps,weepy,heartsick,heartsore

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doleful

ˈdəʊlfʊl
ˈdəʊlf(ə)l

adjective

expressing sorrow; mournful.

a doleful look

mournful,woeful,sorrowful,sad,unhappy,depressed,dismal,gloomy,morose,melancholy,miserable,forlorn,wretched,woebegone,despondent,dejected,disconsolate,downcast,crestfallen,downhearted,heartbroken,heavy-hearted,despairing,desolate,grief-stricken,tearful,teary,lachrymose,blue,down,down in the mouth,down in the dumps,weepy,dolorous,heartsick,heartsore

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despaired

dɪˈspɛː

verb

lose or be without hope.

we should not despair

lose hope,give up hope,abandon hope,give up,lose heart,be discouraged,be despondent,be demoralized,resign oneself,throw in the towel/sponge,quit,surrender,be pessimistic,look on the black side,despond,hopeless,desperate,anguished,distressed,broken-hearted,heartbroken,grief-stricken,inconsolable,sorrowing,suicidal,in despair,dejected,depressed,despondent,disconsolate,gloomy,melancholy,miserable,wretched,desolate,forlorn,disheartened,discouraged,demoralized,devastated,downcast,resigned,defeatist,pessimistic,dolorous

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brokenhearted

ˌbrəʊk(ə)nˈhɑːtɪd

adjective

overwhelmed by grief or disappointment.

the woman they left behind is broken-hearted

heartbroken,grief-stricken,desolate,despairing,devastated,inconsolable,miserable,depressed,melancholy,wretched,sorrowful,sorrowing,mourning,forlorn,heavy-hearted,woeful,doleful,downcast,bowed down,cast down,crestfallen,woebegone,morose,gloomy,glum,sad,cheerless,down,down in the mouth,shattered,choked,dolorous,heartsick

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