46
hopeless(adjective, upset, bad, difficulty, melancholy)
31
despairing(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, anxious)
21
dire(adjective, intense, awful, terrible, horrible)
21
forlorn(adjective, upset, sad, melancholy, hope)
20
violent(adjective, strong, hard, rough, harsh)
17
frantic(adjective, upset, intense, passionate, violent)
17
rash(adjective, wild, violence, anxious, worried)
17
despondent(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
17
wretched(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
17
atrocious(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
15
acute(adjective, intense, important, significant, extreme)
14
furious(adjective, strong, intense, big, passionate)
14
urgent(adjective, severe, intense, passionate, important)
13
reckless(adjective, wild, anxious, thought, worried)
13
serious(adjective, severe, significant, extreme, vital)
13
critical(adjective, severe, intense, important, extreme)
13
miserable(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
12
sad(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
12
dangerous(adjective, severe, significant, extreme, serious)
12
careless(adjective, wild, anxious, worried, thoughtless)
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