85 entries under shocking topic. ×

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nauseating(adjective, bad, evil, taste, like)
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repellent(adjective, bad, evil, like, nasty)
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sickening(adjective, bad, evil, taste, like)
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macabre(adjective, nasty, awful, vile, vulgar)
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unspeakable(adjective, bad, taste, unpleasant, awful)
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grim(adjective, dull, appearance, offensive, unpleasant)
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lurid(adjective, taste, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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unpleasant(adjective, mean, nasty, offensive, awful)
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terrifying(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting)
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fearful(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, fear)
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painful(adjective, bad, offensive, fear, foul)
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formidable(adjective, appearance, awful, terrible, fear)
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sinister(appearance, terrible, explicit, hopeless)
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gory(adjective, explicit, sensational)
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savage(adjective, explicit, sensational)
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distressing(awful, terrible, disgusting, upsetting)
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ghostly(adjective, upsetting, frightening)
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obscene(adjective, bad, offensive, terrible, foul)
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ominous(appearance, awful, terrible, hopeless)
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uncanny(awful, terrible, upsetting, frightening)
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