53 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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distressing(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
4
dismaying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
4
troubling(verb, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
3
disquieting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
3
disturbing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
3
embarrassing(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, offensive)
3
irritating(verb, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
3
perturbing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
3
unsettling(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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annoying(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
depressing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
discomposing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
ominous(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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painful(hard, severe, difficult, offensive, distressing)
2
troublesome(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
vexing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
worrying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
1
alarming(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
1
difficult(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
1
frightening(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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