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98 entries under severe topic. ×
| grievous(adjective, mean, tough, rough) | |
| painful(adjective, moving, tough, rough) | |
| upsetting(adjective, hard, moving, happy) | |
| disturbing(adjective, hard, moving, happy) | |
| worrisome(adjective, hard, happy, pain) | |
| worrying(adjective, hard, offensive, uncertain) | |
| awful(adjective, bad, sad, tender) | |
| terrible(adjective, difficult, sad, tender) | |
| troublesome(adjective, rough, happy, difficult) | |
| hurtful(adjective, tender, unpleasant, awful) | |
| acute(adjective, strong, tender, intense) | |
| dire(adjective, tender, unpleasant, awful) | |
| difficult(adjective, rough, harsh, tender) | |
| troubling(verb, adjective, hard, offensive) | |
| bad(adjective, poor, sad, offensive) | |
| disquieting(adjective, hard, happy, pain) | |
| sharp(adjective, intense, painful, sickness) | |
| calamitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant) | |
| bothersome(adjective, difficult, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| heavy(adjective, tough, rough, difficult) |
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