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79 entries under shocking topic. ×
| unspeakable(awful, terrible, dreadful, upsetting) | |
| displeasing(adjective, bad, poor, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| hair-raising(adjective, awful, terrible, dreadful) | |
| hairy(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, heavy) | |
| anemic(upsetting, frightening) | |
| ashen(upsetting, frightening) | |
| astounding(awful, terrible, disgusting, amazing) | |
| bloodless(upsetting, frightening) | |
| cadaverous(upsetting, frightening) | |
| corpselike(upsetting, frightening) | |
| dazing | |
| deathlike(upsetting, frightening) | |
| dim(upsetting, frightening) | |
| disorienting | |
| dreadful pale(expression, upsetting, frightening) | |
| faint(upsetting, frightening) | |
| ghostly(upsetting, frightening) | |
| ghoulish(awful, terrible, dreadful, upsetting) | |
| grisly(awful, terrible, dreadful, upsetting) | |
| gruesome(tough, nasty, unpleasant, awful, terrible) |
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