sadness

as in melancholy
a state or spell of low spirits she was filled with sadness at the thought of having to leave her family

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“Sadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadness. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.

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