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- Thesaurus|2.4k
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79 entries under disturbing topic. ×
| painful(adjective, moving, tough, severe, rough) | |
| upsetting(adjective, hard, moving, severe, happy) | |
| distressful(adjective, happy, pain) | |
| worrisome(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain) | |
| worrying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, uncertain) | |
| harrowing(adjective, tender, offensive, miserable, wretched) | |
| depressing(adjective, hard, obscure, sad, pain) | |
| troubling(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| annoying(adjective, rough, tender, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| burdensome(adjective, difficult, offensive, awkward, shocking) | |
| disquieting(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain) | |
| racking(verb, adjective, strong, violent, shocking) | |
| bothersome(adjective, severe, difficult, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| irritating(verb, adjective, hard, severe, rough) | |
| perturbing(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain) | |
| torturous(adjective, shocking, upsetting, tormenting) | |
| trying(verb, adjective, hard, severe, tender) | |
| anguishing(verb, adjective, punishing, paining) | |
| creepy(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awful) | |
| discomforting(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive) |
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