8
hateful(adjective, pain, offensive)
8
nauseous(adjective, offensive)
8
petrifying(verb, adjective, frightening)
8
vile(adjective, endured)
7
daunting(adjective, awful, terrible, wonderful, grand)
7
deplorable(adjective, shameful, unfortunate, endured)
7
dread
7
grim(adjective, awful, terrible, disgusting, shocking)
7
nasty(adjective, endured)
7
obnoxious(adjective, endured)
7
painful(adjective, endured)
7
repellent(adjective, pain, awful, terrible, foul)
7
ugly
6
cruel(adjective, endured)
6
detestable(adjective, offensive)
6
formidable(adjective, awful, terrible, wonderful, grand)
6
ghoulish(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
6
spooky
5
nightmarish(adjective, endured, frightening)
5
unnerving(verb, adjective, frightening)
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