192 entries under terrible topic. ×

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baleful(awful, dreadful)
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bleak(appearance, hopeless)
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bloodcurdling(awful, dreadful, breathtaking, frightening)
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calamitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful)
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diabolical(awful, vicious, immoral, rotten)
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eerie(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful)
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funereal(adjective, appearance, awful, grim)
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gloomy(adjective, sad, offensive, unhappy, unpleasant)
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grave(adjective, severe, intense, unpleasant)
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hopeless(appearance, sad, unhappy, anxious)
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lousy(adjective, nasty, sad, offensive, unhappy)
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mean(adjective, bad, evil, low, sad)
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mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful)
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ominous(adjective, appearance, evil, offensive, unpleasant)
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pathetic(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful)
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somber(appearance, hopeless)
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strange(awful, dreadful)
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threatening(adjective, tough, difficult, offensive, unpleasant)
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uncanny(awful, immoral, atrocious, upsetting)
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unnatural(adjective, awful, immoral, grim)
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