53 entries under hard topic. ×

18
distressing(adjective, severe, happy, pain)
14
disturbing(verb, adjective, bad, weak)
12
troubling(verb, adjective, bad, severe)
11
upsetting(verb, adjective, bad, weak)
11
worrying(adjective, bad, severe, offensive)
9
alarming(adjective, severe, offensive, upsetting)
9
perturbing(verb, adjective, bad, severe)
8
worrisome(adjective, severe, happy, pain)
7
agitating(verb, great, severe, offensive)
7
troublesome(adjective, severe, happy, pain)
7
unsettling(adjective, bad, severe, happy)
6
annoying(adjective, severe, offensive, irritating)
5
disconcerting(adjective, weak, severe, thin)
5
harassing(verb, severe, offensive, distressing)
5
painful(adjective, severe, offensive, awful)
5
vexing(adjective, weak, severe, thin)
4
dismaying(adjective, severe, offensive, shocking)
4
frightening(adjective, severe, offensive, shocking)
4
irritating(adjective, severe, offensive, distressing)
3
bothersome(adjective, bad, severe, offensive)
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