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79 entries under disturbing topic. ×
| dangerous(adjective, cruel, wicked, shocking, unkind) | |
| discouraging(adjective, hard, severe, sad, offensive) | |
| horrid(awful, terrible, disgusting, shocking, upsetting) | |
| suffering(verb, mean, low, wretched, pitiful) | |
| terrifying(adjective, disgusting, shocking, upsetting) | |
| tiresome(adjective, hard, severe, harsh, offensive) | |
| toilsome(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| tortuous(adjective, unbearable, punishing, excruciating) | |
| unspeakable(awful, terrible, shocking, dreadful, upsetting) | |
| wearisome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| agitating(hard, moving, severe, offensive, emotional) | |
| consequential(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting) | |
| discommoding(hard, severe, offensive, awkward, uneasy) | |
| discomposing(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting) | |
| displeasing(adjective, bad, poor, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| foreboding(hard, severe, offensive, hopeless, upsetting) | |
| hair-raising(adjective, awful, terrible, shocking, dreadful) | |
| inconvenient(hard, severe, offensive, awkward, uneasy) | |
| laborious(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| perplexing(hard, severe, offensive, awkward, uneasy) |
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