26 entries under terrible topic. ×

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disastrous(adjective, help, bad, pain, unhappy)
20
catastrophic(adjective, help, awful, painful)
16
calamitous(adjective, help, bad, pain, unhappy)
16
cataclysmic(adjective, help, awful, painful)
10
dire(adjective, awful, painful, suffering)
2
deplorable(bad, poor, awful, awkward)
2
distressing(awful, harmful, damaging, ominous)
2
tempestuous(adjective, severe, harsh, intense)
1
lamentable(bad, poor, awful, awkward)
1
painful(adjective, severe, sad, harsh, intense)
1
regrettable(bad, poor, awful, awkward)
0
acute(adjective, severe, harsh, intense)
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agonizing(adjective, severe, harsh, intense)
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biting(adjective, severe, harsh, intense)
0
blustery(adjective, severe, harsh, intense)
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concentrated(adjective, severe, harsh, intense)
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excruciating(adjective, severe, harsh, intense)
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exquisite(adjective, severe, harsh, intense)
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extreme(adjective, severe, harsh, intense)
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harsh(adjective, mean, severe, intense)
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