Jimmy's mother shouted, 'Shut off that dreadful music or I think it will drive me crazy.'
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Scandalous -
Describing something that is morally or legally wrong and causes a great deal of gossip or anger in society.
His scandalous 'borrowing of campaign money' became the subject of intense media scrutiny, leading to his resignation.
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malevolent -
Having a desire to do harm or evil to others.
Samantha brought her 4 year old son Eddie to the therapist, because of the way he expressed malevolent intentions to torture animals.
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naughty -
(especially of children) disobedient; badly behaved
Susie was punished by her mother for her naughty behavior.
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ghastly -
Causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre
Scary clowns are a ghastly sight for most people.
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debacle -
A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco
Amongst human-led disasters, the sinking of the Titanic is considered a major debacle.
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dreary -
Dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing
The dreary sky cast the earth in darkness, the sun nowhere in sight.
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scourge -
A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
For at least half the country, Donald Trump is a scourge that can't be avoided.
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crap -
Something of extremely poor quality
Bill was very cautious when buying things at the flea market, because even though the prices were often low, he had to watch out that he didn't buy things that were just crap.
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woe -
Great sorrow or distress
Young Billy always felt woe at school whenever the bullies would pick on him.
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monstrosity -
Something, especially a building, that is very large and is considered unsightly
The large fish-shaped building was a monstrosity that everyone made fun of.
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purgatory -
An extremely unpleasant place or experience that causes suffering
Some people believe that after a person with a lot of sins dies, he must go to Purgatory for his soul to be cleansed before he can go to Heaven
