| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | affected | Emotionally stirred or moved. |
| 2. | affecting | Deeply moving emotionally. |
| 3. | anguish-filled | Full of intense emotional pain. |
| 4. | anguished | Showing severe emotional pain. |
| 5. | blubbering | Crying noisily and uncontrollably. |
| 6. | blue | Sad or depressed. |
| 7. | brimming with tears | Nearly overflowing with tears. |
| 8. | brokenhearted | Devastated by sadness or loss. |
| 9. | choked-up | Too emotional to speak easily. |
| 10. | close to tears | Almost crying. |
| 11. | contrite | Sorry and remorseful. |
| 12. | crestfallen | Sad after disappointment. |
| 13. | crushed | Devastated emotionally. |
| 14. | crying | Shedding tears from emotion. |
| 15. | dejected | Sad and discouraged. |
| 16. | despondent | Extremely discouraged and sad. |
| 17. | devastated | Overwhelmed by shock or grief. |
| 18. | disconsolate | Unable to be comforted. |
| 19. | distressed | Very upset or troubled. |
| 20. | doleful | Expressing sorrow or sadness. |
| 21. | dolorous | Full of grief or sorrow. |
| 22. | downcast | Sad and low in spirits. |
| 23. | easily moved | Quickly affected emotionally. |
| 24. | fighting tears | Trying not to cry. |
| 25. | filled with tears | Having tears gathered. |
| 26. | forlorn | Pitifully sad or lonely. |
| 27. | frantic | Wildly upset or anxious. |
| 28. | full of tears | Filled with tears. |
| 29. | gloomy | Sad and without cheer. |
| 30. | glum | Quietly sad or gloomy. |
| 31. | grief-filled | Full of sorrow and grief. |
| 32. | grief-stricken | Overwhelmed by grief. |
| 33. | grieving | Feeling or showing grief. |
| 34. | heart-rending | Causing deep sadness or tears. |
| 35. | heart-sore | Deeply sad or emotionally hurt. |
| 36. | heart-wrung | Deeply moved by sorrow. |
| 37. | heartbroken | Overwhelmed by sorrow. |
| 38. | heavy-hearted | Feeling deep sadness. |
| 39. | heavyhearted | Feeling deep sadness. |
| 40. | hurt | Emotionally wounded or upset. |
| 41. | hysterical | Uncontrollably emotional or upset. |
| 42. | in tears | Crying or tearful. |
| 43. | inconsolable | Too upset to be comforted. |
| 44. | lachrymose | Given to tears or sadness. |
| 45. | long-faced | Looking sad or gloomy. |
| 46. | low-spirited | Sad and lacking cheer. |
| 47. | lugubrious | Exaggeratedly mournful or gloomy. |
| 48. | maudlin | Overly sentimental and tearful. |
| 49. | melancholic | Having a sad, reflective mood. |
| 50. | melancholy | Gently or deeply sad. |
| 51. | miserable | Very unhappy or distressed. |
| 52. | misty-eyed | Showing soft tears or emotion. |
| 53. | moist-eyed | Having eyes damp with tears. |
| 54. | morose | Sullenly sad or gloomy. |
| 55. | mournful | Expressing grief or sadness. |
| 56. | mourning | Grieving for a loss. |
| 57. | moved | Deeply affected emotionally. |
| 58. | near tears | Almost crying. |
| 59. | overcome | Overwhelmed by emotion. |
| 60. | oversensitive | Too easily hurt or upset. |
| 61. | overwrought | Extremely upset or emotional. |
| 62. | pain-filled | Full of emotional pain. |
| 63. | pained | Showing emotional hurt. |
| 64. | penitent | Showing sorrow for wrongdoing. |
| 65. | piteous | Deserving pity through sadness. |
| 66. | pitiable | Sad enough to deserve pity. |
| 67. | plaintive | Sounding sadly expressive. |
| 68. | poignant | Deeply touching and sad. |
| 69. | puffy-eyed | Eyes swollen from crying. |
| 70. | red-eyed | Eyes reddened from crying. |
| 71. | regretful | Sad about something done. |
| 72. | remorseful | Sad and guilty about wrongdoing. |
| 73. | rueful | Showing regretful sadness. |
| 74. | sad | Unhappy or sorrowful. |
| 75. | sentimental | Tenderly emotional, sometimes excessively. |
| 76. | sniffling | Crying while sniffing repeatedly. |
| 77. | sniffly | Crying with sniffles. |
| 78. | sniveling | Crying or whining weakly. |
| 79. | sobbing | Crying with broken breaths. |
| 80. | sorrowful | Full of grief or sadness. |
| 81. | stricken | Deeply affected by sorrow. |
| 82. | tear-stained | Marked by dried tears. |
| 83. | tear-wet | Wet with tears. |
| 84. | teary | Full of or showing tears. |
| 85. | tender | Gentle and emotionally soft. |
| 86. | tenderhearted | Easily moved to compassion. |
| 87. | thin-skinned | Easily hurt emotionally. |
| 88. | touched | Emotionally affected, often gently. |
| 89. | touching | Emotionally moving or tender. |
| 90. | unhappy | Feeling sad or distressed. |
| 91. | unstrung | Emotionally upset and unsettled. |
| 92. | upset | Emotionally troubled or unhappy. |
| 93. | watery-eyed | Having eyes wet with tears. |
| 94. | weeping | Crying or shedding tears. |
| 95. | weepy | Inclined to cry easily. |
| 96. | wet-eyed | Having tear-wet eyes. |
| 97. | woe-filled | Full of sorrow or misery. |
| 98. | woebegone | Looking deeply sad. |
| 99. | woeful | Full of sorrow or distress. |
| 100. | wretched | Deeply unhappy or miserable. |
