35 entries under troubling topic. ×

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depressing(verb, adjective, dull, unhappy, dark)
3
frightening(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
3
unnerving(verb, upsetting, worrying)
3
wearisome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
alarming(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
2
disquieting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
2
startling(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
aggravating(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
annoying(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
discomposing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
irritating(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
provoking(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
trying(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
unsettling(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
vexing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
0
agitating(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
0
bothersome(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
0
consequential(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
0
discomforting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
0
discommoding(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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