Negative Emotional Responses: English Vocabulary List

possessing a poignant, sentimental, or eerie quality that evokes strong emotions, memories, or feelings

"The melody is haunting."

"The haunting melody stayed in my head for days after I heard it on the radio."

extremely sad or unfortunate, often because of a terrible event or circumstances

"It was a tragic accident."

"The tragic accident on the highway claimed three lives and left many others seriously injured and hospitalized."