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deplorable(adjective, sad, pain, unhappy, sorrow)
22
severe(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, tender)
15
awful(adjective, bad, severe, sad, tender)
15
terrible(adjective, severe, difficult, sad, tender)
11
dreadful(adjective, horrible, painful, sickness)
10
bad(adjective, severe, poor, sad, offensive)
10
wretched(adjective, mean, low, sad, miserable)
7
cruel(adjective, sad, harsh, unhappy, unpleasant)
7
fierce(adjective, strong, awful, violent, terrible)
5
fearful(adjective, bad, terrible, dreadful)
5
intense(adjective, moving, emotional, touching)
5
vicious(adjective, unpleasant, painful)
4
foul
4
loathsome(adjective, shocking, dreadful, upsetting)
4
virulent
3
atrocious(adjective, bad, awful, terrible)
3
despicable(adjective, mean, poor, low, miserable)
3
mischievous(adjective, cruel, unkind, upsetting)
3
monstrous(adjective, bad, awful, terrible)
3
nasty(adjective, tough, offensive, unpleasant, terrible)
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