45 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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alarming(verb, adjective, hard, severe, shocking)
10
frightening(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
7
startling(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
6
distressing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, disgusting)
5
discouraging(verb, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
4
discomforting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
4
disconcerting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
4
disquieting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, shocking)
4
disturbing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, shocking)
4
painful(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, shocking)
3
creepy(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
3
perplexing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
3
worrisome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
discomposing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
embarrassing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
perturbing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
vexing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
1
ominous(hard, severe, offensive, shocking, distressing)
1
worrying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
0
aggravating(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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