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- Thesaurus|2.4k
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128 entries under upsetting topic. ×
| onerous(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult) | |
| alarming(adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| exasperating(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable) | |
| horrible(adjective, obscure, offensive, dark, awful) | |
| loathsome(adjective, wicked, shocking, dreadful) | |
| nagging(adjective, painful, burning, irritating) | |
| ominous(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awful) | |
| wounding(verb, adjective, awful, terrible, cruel) | |
| aggravating(adjective, offensive, shocking, irritating) | |
| mischievous(adjective, cruel, wicked, unkind) | |
| nasty(adjective, tough, offensive, unpleasant, terrible) | |
| offensive(adjective, bad, severe, poor, unpleasant) | |
| sickening(disgusting, shocking, dreadful, horrifying) | |
| traumatic(adjective, shocking, disturbing) | |
| unnerving(adjective, disgusting, shocking, disturbing) | |
| abhorrent(shocking, frightening) | |
| cutting(adjective, strong, violent, cruel, painful) | |
| dangerous(adjective, cruel, wicked, shocking, unkind) | |
| deadly(cruel, unkind, harmful, damaging) |
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