53 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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foreboding(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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heart-rending(adjective, awful, terrible, shocking, dreadful)
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impeding(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
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mean(adjective, severe, harsh, hostile, unfriendly)
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torturous(adjective, bad, shocking, sorrowful, distressing)
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consequential(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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discouraging(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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dispiriting(adjective, disheartening, discouraging, disconcerting)
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prophetic(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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racking(shocking, distressing, unbearable, excruciating)
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tearing(shocking, distressing, unbearable, excruciating)
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torturing(shocking, distressing, unbearable, excruciating)
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uncertain(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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