7
abhorrent(adjective, awful, grim, shocking, upsetting)
7
dismal(adjective, bad, awful, disgusting, black)
7
dread
7
evil(adjective, black, endured, baleful, bodeful)
7
foul(adjective, endured)
7
harrowing(adjective, endured)
7
nauseating(adjective, nasty, awful, vile, vulgar)
7
repugnant(adjective, bad, endured, bad feelings)
7
sickening(adjective, bad, awful, grim, ugly)
7
sinister(adjective, bad, awful, disgusting, black)
6
eldritch(adjective, bad, awful, disgusting, black)
6
fearful(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, shocking)
6
gory(adjective, bad, violent, shocking, explicit)
6
nightmarish(adjective, endured, frightening)
6
uncanny(adjective, bad, awful, disgusting, sinful)
6
vile(adjective, endured)
5
cadaverous(adjective, grim, shocking, pale, upsetting)
5
cruel(adjective, endured)
5
forbidding(adjective, black, baleful, bodeful)
5
heinous(adjective, endured)
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