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(adj)
Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
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Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening.
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.
Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
Causing horror; horrifying.
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
Causing fear, dread, or terror.
Extremely unfavorable; terrible.
Frightening or intimidating.
(n)
(countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
frightening, especially in appearance.
Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.
Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.
Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
(informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
(US, slang, derogatory) Extremely awful, unpleasant or dreadful.
Frightening; causing fear.
(adv)
(not comparable) Very; exceedingly; extremely; excessively.
(now chiefly informal) Causing fear or anxiety
Extremely good; excellent, amazing.
Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
Hideous or frightful.
Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.
Bad, evil or villainous.
Very bad.
Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
Causing great sadness or suffering.
Discouraging; inspiring fear.
Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
(Australian Aboriginal) Feeling shame; ashamed.
(formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying.
Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.
Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
Full of hatred.
(of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
Causing agony; very painful
(hyperbolic) causing great pain, discomfort or distress
Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.
Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
Outrageously bad; shocking.
(v)
(transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly.
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Horrifyingly shocking.
Deserving contempt.
(figurative, of a location) Desolate, boring and depressing.
Morally low; base; despicable.
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
Violent, destructive and cruel.
Extreme pain.
(colloquial) Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
Extremely or shockingly ugly.
Intending to harm; malevolent.
Ghastly, shocking, terrifying.
(chiefly of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt.
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
In the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous.
Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.
Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
Marked by great disgrace, dishonour, humiliation, or shame; disgraceful, shameful.
Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth
Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
(colloquial, Canada, US, Australia) Excellent, exciting, remarkable.
Causing horror or dread.
Inspiring shock; startling.
Causing devastation.
Strange, weird, unexpected.
Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
Without honor, or causing dishonor.
Not polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.
Of low quality.
(colloquial) Unconvincing or unbelievable.
(UK) Ill, unwell, sick.
Not honorable; base.
Fierce and ferocious.
Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
Like a dork.
Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.