37 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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ghastly(adjective, dark, awful, terrible, gloomy)
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grim(adjective, awful, terrible, shocking, dreadful)
8
appalling(adjective, taste, awful, terrible, horrible)
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frightening(adjective, nasty, dark, awful, unreasonable)
6
horrendous(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
6
horrific(adjective, awful, terrible, shocking, dreadful)
6
horrifying(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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shocking(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, dreadful)
5
terrible(adjective, awful, grim, shocking, dreadful)
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frightful(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
4
hair-raising(adjective, awful, terrible, strange, horrible)
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loathsome(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
3
repulsive(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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offensive(awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
2
repellent(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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unnatural(awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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anemic(awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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ashen(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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cadaverous(adjective, shocking, frightening)
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deathlike(adjective, shocking, frightening)
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