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appalling
Horrifying and astonishing.
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  1. Horrifying and astonishing.
  2. Causing horror, shock, or dismay
  3. Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:
revolting
Engaged in revolt; rebellious
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  1. Engaged in revolt; rebellious
  2. Causing revulsion; disgusting; repulsive; offensive; loathsome
  3. That which revolts or is repelling.
inconvenient
Inopportune:
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  1. Inopportune:
  2. Not convenient, especially:
  3. Not favorable to one's comfort; difficult to do, use, or get to; causing trouble or bother; unhandy
atrocious
Very cruel, evil, brutal, etc.
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  1. Very cruel, evil, brutal, etc.
  2. Very bad, unpleasant, offensive, inferior, etc.
  3. Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous:
fearful
Experiencing fear; frightened:
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  1. Experiencing fear; frightened:
  2. Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening:
  3. Extreme, as in degree or extent. Used especially of something negative:
awesome
(Slang) Remarkable; outstanding:
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  1. (Slang) Remarkable; outstanding:
  2. (Slang) Wonderful; impressive; excellent
  3. Inspiring awe:
ghastly
Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying:
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  1. Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying:
  2. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
  3. Horrifyingly shocking.
gruesome
Causing horror or disgust; grisly
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  1. Causing horror or disgust; grisly
  2. Causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking:
shocking
Inspiring shock; startling
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  1. Inspiring shock; startling
  2. Highly offensive to good taste, propriety, etc.; extremely revolting
  3. Having an effect like that of a heavy blow or shock; staggering
unfortunate
Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
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  1. Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
  2. Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune:
  3. Not suitable or successful
disastrous
Extremely bad; terrible:
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  1. Extremely bad; terrible:
  2. Of the nature of a disaster; causing great harm, damage, etc.; calamitous
  3. Accompanied by or causing distress or disaster; calamitous.
lousy
(Slang) Well supplied or oversupplied (with)
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  1. (Slang) Well supplied or oversupplied (with)
  2. (Informal) Poor; inferior
  3. Extremely contemptible; nasty:
appalling
Horrifying and astonishing.
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  1. Horrifying and astonishing.
  2. Causing horror, shock, or dismay
  3. Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:
dire
Calling for quick action; urgent
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  1. Calling for quick action; urgent
  2. Arousing terror or causing extreme distress; dreadful; terrible
  3. Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous:
direful
Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
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  1. Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
  2. Fearful, terrible.
dreadful
Very bad, offensive, disagreeable, etc.
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  1. Very bad, offensive, disagreeable, etc.
  2. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:
  3. Inspiring dread; terrible or awesome
fearful
Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening:
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  1. Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening:
  2. Experiencing fear; frightened:
  3. Extreme, as in degree or extent. Used especially of something negative:
fearsome
Causing fear; dreadful; horrible
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  1. Causing fear; dreadful; horrible
  2. Frightening, especially in appearance.
  3. Fearful; timid.
formidable
Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
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  1. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
  2. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm:
  3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat:
frightful
(Informal) Unpleasant; annoying
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  1. (Informal) Unpleasant; annoying
  2. Great
  3. Shocking; terrible
ghastly
Horrible; frightful
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  1. Horrible; frightful
  2. Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying:
  3. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
redoubtable
Worthy of respect or honor.
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  1. Worthy of respect or honor.
  2. Formidable; fearsome
  3. Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
scary
Easily scared; very timid.
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  1. Easily scared; very timid.
  2. (US, colloquial, dated) Subject to sudden alarm; nervous, jumpy.
  3. Causing, or able to cause, fright
tremendous
Remarkable; outstanding:
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  1. Remarkable; outstanding:
  2. (Archaic) Capable of making one tremble; terrible.
  3. Wonderful, amazing, extraordinary, etc.
desperate
Extremely intense:
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  1. Extremely intense:
  2. Offering so little chance, as for improvement, as to cause despair; extremely dangerous or serious
  3. Nearly hopeless; critical:
fierce
Intensely eager; intense; ardent
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  1. Intensely eager; intense; ardent
  2. Extremely powerful or destructive:
  3. Intense in activity or feeling; vigorous or ardent:
furious
Moving violently; violently overpowering
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  1. Moving violently; violently overpowering
  2. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging.
  3. Full of intensity; energetic or fierce:
intense
Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree:
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  1. Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree:
  2. Deeply felt; profound:
  3. Involving or showing strain or extreme effort:
vehement
Acting or moving with great force; violent
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  1. Acting or moving with great force; violent
  2. Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid:
  3. Having or characterized by intense feeling or strong passion; fervent, impassioned, etc.
violent
Extreme; intense; very strong
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  1. Extreme; intense; very strong
  2. Intense or extreme, especially in emotion:
  3. Very forceful:
appalling
Horrifying and astonishing.
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  1. Horrifying and astonishing.
  2. Causing horror, shock, or dismay
  3. Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:
awful
Causing fear; terrifying
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  1. Causing fear; terrifying
  2. Very bad, ugly, unpleasant, etc.
  3. Dreadful; appalling
dreadful
Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:
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  1. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:
  2. Very bad, offensive, disagreeable, etc.
  3. Inspiring dread; terrible or awesome
fearful
Experiencing fear; frightened:
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  1. Experiencing fear; frightened:
  2. Extreme, as in degree or extent. Used especially of something negative:
  3. Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening:
frightful
Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
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  1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
  2. (Informal) Unpleasant; annoying
  3. Shocking; terrible
ghastly
Horrifyingly shocking.
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  1. Horrifyingly shocking.
  2. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
  3. Horrible; frightful
horrendous
Hideous; dreadful:
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  1. Hideous; dreadful:
  2. Horrible; frightful
horrible
Arousing or tending to arouse horror; dreadful:
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  1. Arousing or tending to arouse horror; dreadful:
  2. (Informal) Very bad, ugly, shocking, unpleasant, etc.
  3. Causing a feeling of horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful
shocking
(Colloquial) Extremely bad
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  1. (Colloquial) Extremely bad
  2. Highly offensive to good taste, propriety, etc.; extremely revolting
  3. Having an effect like that of a heavy blow or shock; staggering
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  • If it was a bear, she was in a terrible predicament.

  • It must have been terrible for Yancey.

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