69 entries under awful topic. ×

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fear(noun, state, feeling, respect, excitement)
40
terror(noun, state, person, feeling, bad)
31
fright(noun, feature, state, feeling, respect)
30
dread(noun, state, feeling, respect, excitement)
29
atrocity(noun, action, feeling, cause, thing)
25
abhorrence(noun, trouble, love, bother, distress)
25
dismay(noun, state, feeling, excitement, distress)
21
ghastliness(noun, feeling, cause, thing)
20
hideousness(noun, feeling, cause, thing)
13
awe(noun, respect, distress, anxiety, thing)
11
nightmare(noun, state, distress, anxiety, experience)
8
feud(noun, cruel, violence, scary)
8
meanness(noun, cruel, violence, scary)
8
scare(noun, state, feeling, distress, anxiety)
7
disloyalty(noun, cruel, violence, scary)
7
nauseation(noun, cruel, violence, scary)
6
banemalenty(noun, cruel, violence, scary)
6
donnybrook(noun, cruel, violence, scary)
6
misunderstanding(noun, cruel, violence, scary)
6
spitefulness(noun, cruel, violence, scary)
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