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Bad / Hurt

slash - To cut - or to reduce the size of something - with a sweeping movement.

The first thing the new president of the company did was to slash the budget in half, eliminating all the waste he could find.

adjective

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Bad / Angry

furious - Being full of intense anger

Bill was furious that the electric company shut off his electricity by mistake even though he had paid the bill.

adjective

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Bad / Uncomfortable
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queasy - Feeling nervous, uneasy, or anxious.

After the stock he bougtht kept going down, he felt queasy and thought perhaps he had made a bad decision.

adjective

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Bad / Uncomfortable
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restless - Unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because of worry or boredome.

On the spring day, the teacher found it hard to keep the class focused, because they seemed restless and kept looking out the window.

verb

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Bad / Confused

drift - To move slowly without much intention or direction.

Bill enjoyed rowing out into the middle of the large lake, and then just letting the boat drift while he relaxed and looked at the water and the sky.

adjective

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Bad / Small

spotty - Having a poor and inconsistent performance record.

Bill ran on the issue of improving the environment, because he knew that the current administration had a spotty record on this issue.

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Bad / Weak

depleted - When resources and energy are used up and emptied.

After a week lost in the enormous forest, Bill found this energy - and possibly his hope - was almost depleted.

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Bad / Hostile

hostile - To be unfriendly towards someone you see as an enemy

In couples therapy, the first thing Emily tried to do was to get both people to feel less hostile towards each other.

noun

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Bad / Dislike
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animosity - A strong feeling of dislike or hatred

The right and left political parties couldn't communicate or cooperate on any issue because of a strong animosity that had built up towards each other.

adjective

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Bad / Dangerous

fatal - Something that can cause death.

Since Martha was a diabetic, she knew that eating that piece of strawberry shortcake could be a fatal mistake.

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Bad / Uncomfortable
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unsettling - Causing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing.

She found it quite unsettling that often someone would ring the doorbell and then when she opened the door, there was nobody there.

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Bad / Confused

bumble - To act or speak in a confused manner.

Joe wasn't really ready for the test, but somehow by guessing here and there he bumbled his way into getting a passing mark.