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dreadful(adjective, nasty, awful, terrible, disturbing)
11
horrible(adjective, endured, frightening)
11
terrible(adjective, endured, frightening, nightmare, traumatic)
10
ghastly(adjective, terrible, unreasonable, absurd, heavenly)
9
awful(adjective, endured, frightening)
9
creepy(adjective, nasty, scary, frightening)
9
grisly(adjective, endured, frightening)
8
frightful(adjective, endured)
8
macabre(adjective, endured, frightening)
7
appalling(adjective, extraordinary, unreasonable, inappropriate, absurd)
7
bloodcurdling(adjective, horrible)
7
gruesome(adjective, endured)
7
hideous(adjective, endured)
7
horrendous(adjective, terrible, endured, frightening, nightmare)
7
horrid(adjective, endured, frightening)
6
agonizing(adjective, endured)
6
horrifying(adjective, endured, frightening)
6
monstrous(adjective, endured)
6
terrifying(adjective, nasty, awful, terrible, weird)
5
dire(adjective, endured, frightening)
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