132 entries under terrible topic. ×

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sorry(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
16
lamentable(adjective, happy, sad, pain, sorrow)
15
pathetic(adjective, sad, pain, dark, sorrow)
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pitiful(adjective, poor, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
14
dismal(adjective, dull, mean, poor, low)
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pitiable(adjective, sad, pain, unhappy, unpleasant)
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plaintive(adjective, happy, sad, dark, sorrow)
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tragic(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, awful)
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appalling(adjective, sad, awful, horrible)
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dire(adjective, unpleasant, awful, miserable)
12
distressing(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
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awful(adjective, sad, offensive, unhappy, unpleasant)
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execrable(adjective, awful, horrible, afraid)
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heartsick(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
10
piteous(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
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calamitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful)
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cruel(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful)
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downcast(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
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dreadful(adjective, sad, awful, horrible)
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flagrant(adjective, awful, strange, horrible)
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