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- Thesaurus|2.3k
- Abbreviations|0
76 entries under distressing topic. ×
| painful(adjective, hard, moving, severe, difficult) | |
| grievous(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, unpleasant) | |
| upsetting(noun, verb, adjective, bad, moving) | |
| dire(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, unpleasant) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, difficult, awful, terrible) | |
| hard(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, harsh) | |
| rugged(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, unpleasant) | |
| cruel(adjective, mean, hard, severe, difficult) | |
| irritating(noun, verb, adjective, adverb) | |
| annoying(verb, adjective, adverb, unpleasant, vicious) | |
| unsettling(noun, adjective, bad, hard, happy) | |
| worrying(adjective, bad, hard, severe, heavy) | |
| harassing(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| creepy(adjective, hard, severe, nasty, offensive) | |
| aggravating(verb, adjective, adverb, hard, severe) | |
| exasperating(verb, adjective, awkward, uneasy) | |
| tormenting(verb, adjective, shocking, upsetting) | |
| bad(adjective, mean, wrong, severe, evil) | |
| galling(adjective, offensive, unpleasant, vicious, painful) | |
| vexatious(adjective, unpleasant, awkward, vicious, painful) |
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