19 entries under terrible topic. ×

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disastrous(adjective, help, sad, unhappy, awful)
25
ruinous(adjective, help, awful, painful)
21
calamitous(adjective, help, sad, unhappy, awful)
20
cataclysmic(adjective, help, awful, miserable)
14
dire(adjective, awful, miserable, painful)
11
unfortunate(adjective, sad, awful, miserable)
9
grievous(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful)
5
awful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
5
dreadful(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful)
5
woeful(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful)
4
distressing(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful)
3
appalling(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful)
3
deplorable(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful)
3
lamentable(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful)
2
heartbreaking(sad, unhappy, awful, dreadful)
2
shocking(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful)
1
ominous(awful, miserable, wretched, grave)
0
gloomy(sad, unhappy, awful, sorrowful)
0
grim(sad, unhappy, awful, sorrowful)
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