5
disturbing(adjective, severe, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
5
dolorous(adjective, miserable, wretched, pathetic, unfortunate)
5
hard(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful, distressing)
5
miserable(adjective, sad, unhappy, wretched, adverse)
5
mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
5
negative(disapproving, uncomplimentary, inauspicious)
5
unfavourable
5
unhappy(adjective, bad, sad, terrible, gloomy)
5
wretched(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
4
depressing
4
distressful(adjective, adverse)
4
infelicitous(adjective, bad, poor, negative, awkward)
4
injurious(adjective, bad, severe, awful, terrible)
4
monstrous(adjective, evil)
4
sinister(adjective, evil, injurious, damaging, destructive)
4
untoward(adjective, bad, unhappy, miserable, negative)
4
upsetting
3
afflictive(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, miserable)
3
appalling(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful)
3
atrocious(adjective, evil)
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