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distressing(happy, pain, disturbing)
13
grievous(painful, adverse)
11
painful
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troublesome(happy, pain, painful, adverse)
10
worrisome(happy, pain, disturbing)
9
worrying
8
bitter
8
disturbing(happy, pain)
8
perturbing(happy, pain, disturbing)
8
upsetting(happy, pain, disturbing)
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agonizing
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sad
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woeful(painful, adverse)
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excruciating
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severe
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sore
6
troubling
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burdensome(painful, adverse)
5
calamitous
5
miserable(painful, adverse)
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APASmart Define. (2015). distressful thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/distressful/thesaurus/synonyms
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