5
woesome(adjective, sad, sorrow, awful, depression)
4
abysmal(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
4
affecting(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
4
brutal(adjective, tough, harsh, unpleasant, cruel)
4
deadly(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
4
desolate(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
4
disappointing(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
4
dread(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
4
evil(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable, dreadful)
4
foul(adjective, cruel, unreasonable, dishonest, immoral)
4
funereal
4
gruesome(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
4
hair-raising(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
4
heart-rending(adjective, severe, awful, miserable, grim)
4
heavy-hearted(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
4
hopeless(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
4
lamenting(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
4
major(adjective, great, tough, severe, unpleasant)
4
morbid(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
4
smarting(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning)
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