134 entries under severe topic. ×

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creepy(adjective, hard, nasty, offensive)
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disconcerting(adjective, hard, weak, thin)
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aggravating(verb, adjective, adverb, hard)
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agitating(verb, adjective, hard, moving)
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harsh(adjective, mean, hard, sharp)
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bad(adjective, mean, wrong, evil)
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discomposing(verb, adjective, hard, offensive)
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embarrassing(noun, adjective, bad, hard)
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frightening(verb, adjective, hard, nasty)
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grating(verb, adjective, hard, sharp)
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harrowing(verb, adjective, offensive, awful)
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jarring(verb, adjective, hard, sharp)
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provoking(noun, verb, adjective, hard)
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unnerving(verb, adjective, extreme, serious)
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depressing(adjective, hard, offensive, uncertain)
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calamitous(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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inconvenient(adjective, hard, offensive, awkward)
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bitter(adjective, hard, moving, sharp)
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disagreeable(adjective, hard, offensive, unpleasant)
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dismaying(adjective, hard, offensive, shocking)
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