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58 entries under unpleasant topic. ×
| grievous(adjective, mean, tough, severe, rough) | |
| painful(adjective, moving, tough, severe, rough) | |
| upsetting(adjective, hard, moving, severe, happy) | |
| disturbing(adjective, hard, moving, severe, happy) | |
| awful(adjective, bad, severe, sad, tender) | |
| hurtful(adjective, severe, tender, awful) | |
| dire(adjective, severe, tender, awful) | |
| bitter(adjective, hard, moving, tough, rough) | |
| woeful(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low) | |
| annoying(adjective, rough, tender, offensive) | |
| bad(adjective, severe, poor, sad, offensive) | |
| hard(adjective, rough, difficult, harsh, tender) | |
| poignant(adjective, strong, moving, sad, unhappy) | |
| calamitous(adjective, severe, sad, unhappy) | |
| afflictive(adjective, rough, tender, pain) | |
| bothersome(adjective, severe, difficult, offensive) | |
| cruel(adjective, sad, harsh, unhappy) | |
| heartbreaking(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low) | |
| unhappy(adjective, sad, offensive, sorrow) | |
| vexatious(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) |
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