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alarming(verb, hard, severe, shocking)
10
frightening(verb, hard, severe, offensive)
8
appalling
8
daunting(verb, dejecting)
7
depressing(depression, sadness, down, woe)
7
startling(verb, hard, severe, offensive)
6
distressing(hard, severe, offensive, disgusting)
5
cringeworthy(depression, sadness, down, woe)
5
formidable(difficult, horrible, overwhelming, terrifying)
5
terrifying
5
upsetting(hard, severe, offensive, disgusting)
4
chilling
4
disconcerting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
4
disquieting(hard, severe, offensive, shocking)
4
disturbing(hard, severe, offensive, shocking)
4
horrifying
4
painful(hard, severe, offensive, shocking)
3
bewildering
3
confounding
3
creepy(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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