2
helpless
2
ill
2
ill-boding
2
insoluble
2
lost
2
menacing
2
minatory
2
murky(adjective, good, clear)
2
negative
2
pointless
2
sinister
2
sorry(adjective, good, pathetic, despicable)
2
threatening
2
uncertain
2
unlikely
1
baneful
1
cynical(adjective, person, doubtful, good feelings, nonbelieving)
1
desolate
1
destructive(adjective, disparaging, hurtful)
1
disconsolate
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