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dire(adjective, miserable, black, unfortunate, doomed)
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fateful(adjective, significant, black, threatening, menacing)
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menacing(adjective, black, baleful, bodeful)
11
untimely(adjective, miserable, wretched, inappropriate, unfortunate)
10
evil(adjective, black, threatening, luck, menacing)
10
ill-boding(adjective, awful, fear, black, horror)
10
ill-starred(adjective, unpleasant, miserable, wretched, adverse)
9
bad(adjective, threatening, luck, menacing, unfavorable)
9
dismal(adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable, bleak)
9
infelicitous(adjective, negative, disapproving, inopportune, uncomplimentary)
8
unhappy(noun, adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable)
7
inconvenient(adjective, unpleasant, negative, improper, inappropriate)
7
catastrophic(adjective, unhappy, miserable, wretched, adverse)
7
dark(adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable, warning)
7
hapless(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, miserable, wretched)
7
inexpedient(adjective, negative, improper, inappropriate, unfortunate)
7
star-crossed(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, miserable, wretched)
7
tragic(adjective, miserable, wretched, adverse, unfortunate)
7
unseemly(adjective, negative, disapproving, uncomplimentary)
6
calamitous(adjective, miserable, negative, wretched, adverse)
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