adj. very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"

adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"

adj. causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

adj. morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

adj. evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly

adj. showing sorrow

adj. extremely painful

adj. feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

adj. liable to weep easily

adj. having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling

adj. characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

adj. causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

adj. disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"

adj. causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

adj. tending to repel; "The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile"- Elizabeth Hess

adj. not desirable; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens"

adj. experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13

adj. exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

adj. badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy"

adj. (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; "a corked port"

adj. bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"

adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"

adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"

adj. unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"

adj. exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"

adj. not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"

adj. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"

adj. unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"

adj. severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"

adj. not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"

adj. not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"

adj. "the pay is unsatisfactory and the conditions are unacceptable"

adj. not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children"

adj. not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"

adj. (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"

adj. made heavy or weighted down with weariness; "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"

adj. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"

adj. causing a dull and steady pain; "my aching head"; "her old achy joints"

adj. expressing pain or agony; "agonized screams"

adj. extremely painful

adj. difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill; "the arduous work of preparing a dictionary"

adj. (painful)

adj. painful from having the skin abraded

adj. hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"

adj. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"

adj. causing great physical or mental suffering; "a wrenching pain"

adj. (of a rider) sore after riding a horse

adj. psychologically painful;"few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child";