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- Thesaurus|2.4k
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| upsetting(adjective, hard, moving, severe, happy) | |
| disturbing(adjective, hard, moving, severe, happy) | |
| worrisome(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain) | |
| worrying(adjective, hard, severe, uncertain) | |
| awful(adjective, bad, severe, sad, tender) | |
| harrowing(adjective, tender, miserable, wretched) | |
| depressing(adjective, hard, obscure, sad, pain) | |
| troubling(verb, adjective, hard, severe) | |
| woeful(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low) | |
| annoying(adjective, rough, tender, unpleasant) | |
| bad(adjective, severe, poor, sad) | |
| burdensome(adjective, difficult, awkward, shocking) | |
| bothersome(adjective, severe, difficult, unpleasant) | |
| perturbing(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain) | |
| shocking(adjective, bad, awful, rotten) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, tender) | |
| creepy(adjective, hard, severe, awful) | |
| discomforting(verb, adjective, hard, severe) | |
| irksome(adjective, difficult, awkward, shocking) | |
| dismaying(adjective, hard, severe, disgusting) |
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