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(adj)
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
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Fearful, terrible.
Causing horror; horrifying.
Causing fear, dread, or terror.
(n)
Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
Frightening; causing fear.
frightening, especially in appearance.
Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.
Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening.
Very bad.
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
Very bad or intense.
Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
Of low quality.
Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
Impossible to speak about.
Extremely unfavorable; terrible.
Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
(US, slang, derogatory) Extremely awful, unpleasant or dreadful.
Frightening or intimidating.
(countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.
Extremely good; excellent, amazing.
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
(now chiefly informal) Causing fear or anxiety
Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
(informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
Causing great sadness or suffering.
Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
Bad, evil or villainous.
Hideous or frightful.
Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.
Discouraging; inspiring fear.
Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
Full of hatred.
Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
(figurative, of a location) Desolate, boring and depressing.
(of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
(Australian Aboriginal) Feeling shame; ashamed.
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
(formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying.
(in a positive sense, sometimes humorous) Eliciting respect; awe-inspiring, imposing.
Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Horrifyingly shocking.
Extremely or shockingly ugly.
Not smooth; uneven.
Causing agony; very painful
Outrageously bad; shocking.
(hyperbolic) causing great pain, discomfort or distress
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
Morally low; base; despicable.
Causing physical or mental agony.
Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
(colloquial) Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
(figuratively) A painful or trying experience.
Violent, destructive and cruel.
Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
Intending to harm; malevolent.
Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
(for non-slang definitions) superlative form of bad: most bad
Causing astonishment.
(chiefly of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt.
Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.
Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
Causing a loss of energy or strength.