Sorrow-Fear-Worry Tone/Attitude words

Foreboding

an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil

Grave

having a serious and dignified quality or demeanor

Morose

having a sullen and gloomy disposition

Pessimistic

of, relating to, or characterized by pessimism : gloomy

Poignant

painfully affecting the feelings : causing a strong feeling of sadness

Resigned

feeling or showing acceptance that something unwanted or unpleasant will happen or cannot be changed

Staid

marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint

lugubrious

exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful