| agony |
Agony is very terrible pain or suffering that does not go away quickly. Agony can be physical or emotional. |
| 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] |
| bomb |
A bomb is a metal container with something inside it that can explode. When a bomb explodes, it can cause terrible damage and harm to things and people. Bombs are used as weapons. |
| 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. |
| cruel |
When something is cruel, it causes pain or terrible sadness. [1/2 definitions] |
| cruelty |
Cruelty is very terrible and unkind behavior that causes very much pain to another person or animal. |
| desperate |
When you are desperate for something, you want it and need it very much. You feel like you could die without it or have some terrible trouble or sadness if you don't get it. |
| despise |
When you despise something, you hate it because you believe it is a truly terrible thing. When you despise a person, you have no respect for that person and believe they are very bad. |
| destruction |
Destruction is the ways things are after there has been terrible damage. The result of a large fire or earthquake is destruction. [1/2 definitions] |
| devastating |
causing terrible destruction, upset, or sadness. |
| dire |
terrible or urgent. [1/2 definitions] |
| disaster |
A disaster is something that happens suddenly and causes terrible damage. [1/2 definitions] |
| dreadful |
causing great fear; terrible. [1/2 definitions] |
| edge |
If you are on the edge of discovering something, you are very close to discovering it. You are almost there. If you are on the edge of disaster, you are very close to something very terrible happening. [1/8 definitions] |
| epilepsy |
If a person has epilepsy, they have a problem with their nervous system. The nervous system is the system inside the body that includes the brain and the nerves that go through the spine and out to the rest of the body. A person with epilepsy does not have a problem using their brain for thinking, but sometimes the brain sends out incorrect signals to the body, and then their body starts to shake and move in ways they cannot control. This doesn't last a long time, but it is sometimes severe and very terrible to the person who has this condition. Often, after this kind of thing happens, the person becomes unconscious. |
| evil |
Evil is the complete opposite of kindness and goodness. If there is evil in people, it makes them do terrible things that hurt other people or animals. Some people don't believe that there is evil in human beings. Other people believe that all people have some evil in them and some good. [1/3 definitions] |
| frightful |
terrible or frightening. [1/2 definitions] |
| hate |
When you hate something, you think it is terrible. You don't like it, and your feeling about it is very strong. [1/2 definitions] |