39 entries under distressing topic. ×

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startling(verb, adjective, characteristic, hard, severe)
6
chilling(adjective, terrible, shocking, upsetting)
5
disconcerting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
5
sinister(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
3
agitating(verb, hard, severe, offensive)
3
troublesome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
2
discouraging(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
2
foreboding(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
2
gloomy(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awful)
2
painful(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, fear)
2
pessimistic(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
2
severe(adjective, hard, offensive, upsetting)
2
unpleasant(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awful)
1
bothersome(hard, severe, offensive, irritating)
1
burdensome(hard, severe, offensive, irritating)
1
difficult(hard, severe, offensive, disturbing)
1
harassing(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
1
hard(severe, offensive, upsetting, disturbing)
1
inconvenient(hard, severe, offensive, irritating)
1
irksome(hard, severe, offensive, irritating)
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