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76 entries under distressing topic. ×

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discomposing(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
6
embarrassing(noun, adjective, bad, hard, severe)
6
provoking(noun, verb, adjective, hard, severe)
5
depressing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, uncertain)
5
calamitous(adjective, severe, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
4
bitter(adjective, hard, moving, severe, sharp)
4
disagreeable(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, unpleasant)
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dismaying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, shocking)
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excruciating(awkward, shocking, uneasy, upsetting)
4
perplexing(noun, adjective, obscure, difficult, uncertainty)
4
startling(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
3
discomforting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
3
displeasing(verb, adjective, poor, offensive, unpleasant)
3
nerve-racking
3
poignant(adjective, moving, unpleasant, vicious, emotional)
3
sinister(adjective, hard, severe, nasty, offensive)
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afflictive(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
2
brutal(adjective, severe, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
2
discommoding(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward)
2
gloomy(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
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