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54 entries under disturbing topic. ×
| distressing(adjective, hard, severe, obscure, sad) | |
| discouraging(verb, adjective, dull, unhappy, dark) | |
| painful(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, gloomy) | |
| upsetting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, unhappy) | |
| daunting(verb, adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable) | |
| pessimistic(adjective, person, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, harsh, offensive, cruel) | |
| harrowing(adjective, offensive, unpleasant, terrible, dreadful) | |
| tiresome(adjective, dull, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| wearisome(adjective, dull, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| alarming(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| discomforting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| foreboding(adjective, hard, severe, obscure, sad) | |
| impeding(verb, hard, severe, offensive, distressing) | |
| perturbing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| sinister(adjective, hard, severe, obscure, sad) | |
| unpleasant(hard, tough, severe, nasty, offensive) | |
| aggravating(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, gloomy) | |
| burdensome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, cruel) | |
| difficult(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting) |
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