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| anguish |
terrible pain or suffering of the mind or body. |
| awful |
very bad; terrible; of poor quality. [2 definitions] |
| bad |
terrible or serious. [1/10 definitions] |
| catastrophe |
an event that brings great harm, suffering, or loss to a large area or many people; terrible disaster. |
| catastrophic |
causing great and terrible destruction, hardship, or distress; disastrous. |
| devastating |
causing terrible destruction, upset, or sadness. |
| dire |
terrible or urgent. [1/2 definitions] |
| dreadful |
causing great fear; terrible. [1/2 definitions] |
| frightful |
terrible or frightening. [1/2 definitions] |
| mortal |
great and very intense; terrible and continuing. [1/5 definitions] |
| nightmare |
an experience or state of mind that is like a terrible dream. [1/2 definitions] |
| pit1 |
(plural; slang) the worst or most terrible thing (used with "the"). [1/5 definitions] |
| plague |
a deadly disease, sudden invasion of harmful insects, or any terrible thing that harms many people. [1/4 definitions] |
| rack1 |
in the past, a machine used for torture. A rack slowly stretched a person's body and caused terrible pain. [1/4 definitions] |
| sorry |
of low quality; terrible; poor. [1/4 definitions] |
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