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| awful |
terrible; horrible; very unpleasant. [1/2 definitions] |
| grim |
horrible or frightening in a very serious way. [1/3 definitions] |
| gruesome |
frightening in a disgusting way; horrible. |
| horrible |
When something is horrible, it makes you feel great fear. [2 definitions] |
| insect |
a horrible person who deserves no respect. [1/3 definitions] |
| monstrous |
horrible or shocking. [1/3 definitions] |
| shocking |
When something is shocking, it is extremely surprising and upsetting at the same time. A shocking thing could be horrible, scary, or disgusting. |
| torture |
If one person tortures another person, they cause them horrible pain on purpose. They might do it to get some information from them, or they might do it just to be cruel. [1/3 definitions] |
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