Vocabulary to Describe a Dramatic Event

Words to convey how terrible something is:

To describe something

•Shocking

•Distressing

•Horrifying

•Appalling

•Sickening

•Devestating

•Heartbreaking

To describe feelings

•To be shocked

•To be distressed

•To be horrified

•To be appalled

•To be sickened

•To be devestated

•To be heartbroken

Negative words to describe a person

         Evil

•Monstrous

•Ruthless (no mercy)

•Depraved (morally bad)

Crazy

•Deranged

•Deluded (incorrect judgment)

•Insane

Adverbs for Emphasis (Very)

•Highly dangerous

•Extremely upsetting

•Completely crazy

•Totally deluded

•Extraordinarily heartbreaking