5
presaging(verb, warning, threatening, worrying, prophetic)
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suspense(noun, trouble, worry, concern, anxiety)
5
trouble(noun, worry, concern, anxiety, doubt)
5
unfavourable
5
unpromising(adjective, warning, threatening, unfavorable, ominous)
4
angst(noun, trouble, worry, concern, distress)
4
anticipating(verb, expecting, prophetic, predictive)
4
apprehensive(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried, fearful)
4
browbeating(verb, adjective, threatening)
4
bullying(verb, adjective, threatening)
4
dismal(adjective, obscure, sad, dark, gloomy)
4
doubt(noun, trouble, worry, concern, distress)
4
dreary(adjective, obscure, sad, dark, gloomy)
4
evil(adjective, black, threatening, menacing, unfavorable)
4
ill(adjective, bad, evil)
4
ill-starred(adjective, unfavorable, ominous, unpromising)
4
intimidation(noun, warning, menace, threat)
4
lowering
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minatory
4
nervousness(noun, trouble, worry, concern, anxiety)
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