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upsetting(adjective, weak, severe, thin)
15
disturbing(adjective, weak, severe, thin)
9
perturbing(adjective, severe, offensive, distressing)
8
unsettling(adjective, severe, offensive, distressing)
8
discouraging(verb, adjective, severe, offensive)
6
embarrassing(verb, adjective, severe, offensive)
5
alarming(adjective, severe, offensive, distressing)
5
distressing(adjective, severe, offensive, awkward)
5
discomposing(severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
5
disquieting(adjective, weak, severe, thin)
5
perplexing(adjective, severe, offensive, disturbing)
5
worrying(adjective, severe, offensive, distressing)
4
dismaying(adjective, severe, offensive, distressing)
3
frightening(adjective, severe, offensive, distressing)
3
troubling(verb, adjective, severe, offensive)
2
agitating(verb, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
painful(adjective, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
startling(severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
2
vexing(adjective, weak, severe, thin)
2
worrisome(adjective, severe, offensive, awkward)
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