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- Thesaurus|2.4k
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79 entries under shocking topic. ×
| painful(adjective, moving, tough, severe, rough) | |
| upsetting(adjective, hard, moving, severe, happy) | |
| severe(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, tender) | |
| disturbing(adjective, hard, moving, severe, happy) | |
| awful(adjective, bad, severe, sad, tender) | |
| terrible(adjective, severe, difficult, sad, tender) | |
| depressing(adjective, hard, obscure, sad, pain) | |
| annoying(adjective, rough, tender, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| bad(adjective, severe, poor, sad, offensive) | |
| burdensome(adjective, difficult, offensive, awkward) | |
| racking(verb, adjective, strong, violent) | |
| bothersome(adjective, severe, difficult, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| torturous(adjective, upsetting, disturbing, tormenting) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, tender) | |
| irksome(adjective, difficult, offensive, awkward) | |
| harsh(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| torturing(verb, adjective, upsetting, disturbing) | |
| heart-rending(adjective, awful, terrible, miserable) | |
| serious(adjective, tough, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| appalling(adjective, bad, awful, terrible) |
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