85 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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disagreeable(adjective, person, hard, severe, dark)
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disconcerting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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disquieting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, shocking)
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painful(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
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unpleasant(adjective, person, hard, severe, feelings)
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worrying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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agitating(verb, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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harassing(verb, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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nauseating(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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pessimistic(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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uncertain(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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unnatural(awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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worrisome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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burdensome(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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cadaverous(adjective, shocking)
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deathlike(adjective, shocking)
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depressing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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difficult(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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discomforting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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funereal(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, unreasonable)
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