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128 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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wearisome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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consequential(hard, severe, offensive, disturbing)
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discomposing(hard, severe, offensive, disturbing)
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foreboding(hard, severe, offensive, hopeless)
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hair-raising(adjective, awful, terrible, shocking, dreadful)
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laborious(adjective, hard, severe, rough, difficult)
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pessimistic(hard, severe, offensive, disturbing)
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provoking(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, unpleasant)
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startling(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
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threatening(hard, severe, offensive, hopeless)
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anemic(shocking, frightening)
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ashen(shocking, frightening)
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bloodless(shocking, frightening)
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cadaverous(shocking, frightening)
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corpselike(shocking, frightening)
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deathlike(shocking, frightening)
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destructive(cruel, unkind, harmful, damaging)
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dim(shocking, frightening)
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dreadful pale(expression, shocking, frightening)
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faint(shocking, frightening)
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