joylessness (n.)
- angst
- anguish
- anxiety
- bitterness
- bleakness
- boredom
- cheerlessness
- depression
- discomfort
- discomposure
- discontent
- dislike
- displeasure
- disquiet
- dissatisfaction
- distress
- distressfulness
- dread
- dreariness
- dullness
- emptiness
- ennui
- flatness
- grief
- grimness
- infelicity
- inquietude
- lamentation
- malaise
- misery
- mournfulness
- nausea
- pain
- painfulness
- pathos
- poignancy
- sadness
- savorlessness
- sharpness
- sorrowfulness
- spleen
- staleness
- tastelessness
- tediousness
- tedium
- uncheerfulness
- uncomfortableness
- unease
- uneasiness
- unhappiness
- woefulness
- wretchedness