- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|579
- Abbreviations|0
45 entries under upsetting topic. ×
| painful(adjective, hard, rough, tender, pain) | |
| grievous(adjective, bad, rough, sad, tender) | |
| deplorable(adjective, bad, sad, pain, sorrow) | |
| distressing(adjective, rough, tender, pain, unpleasant) | |
| hurtful(adjective, hard, severe, tender, pain) | |
| bitter(adjective, hard, rough, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| woeful(adjective, sad, pain, unpleasant, sorrow) | |
| calamitous(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, miserable) | |
| dire(adjective, hard, severe, tender, unpleasant) | |
| heartbreaking(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, miserable) | |
| hurting(tender, cruel, raw, unkind, burning) | |
| cheerless(dull, pain, gloomy, miserable, distressing) | |
| nagging(adjective, pain, painful, burning) | |
| dreadful(adjective, tender, awful, terrible, raw) | |
| poignant(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful, distressing) | |
| bad(adjective, unpleasant, terrible, cruel, miserable) | |
| difficult(tender, raw, burning, sore) | |
| heart-rending(miserable, wretched, distressing, anguished) | |
| ominous(adjective, awful, heavy, terrible, cruel) | |
| cutting(cruel, unkind) |
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