5
horrendous(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, disgusting)
5
lugubrious(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
5
miserable(adjective, sad, sorrow, awful, depression)
5
shocking(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
5
spine-chilling(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, disgusting)
5
tragic(adjective, sad, sorrow, awful, depression)
5
unholy(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, disgusting)
5
wicked(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, disgusting)
4
discomfiting(noun, adjective, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil)
4
jarring(adjective, trembling, shaking, vibrating, jolting)
4
nasty(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
4
troublesome(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain)
4
unnerving(verb, adjective, upsetting, disturbing, scary)
3
abominable(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
abysmal(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
almighty(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
atrocious(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
awful(adjective, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
bad(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
3
beastly(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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