44 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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repellent(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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cadaverous(adjective, shocking, frightening, ugliness)
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ghostly(adjective, shocking, frightening)
4
uncanny(adjective, awful, terrible, immoral, shocking)
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deathlike(adjective, shocking, frightening)
3
haggard(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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wan(shocking, purple, frightening, discolored)
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corpselike(awful, terrible, shocking, frightening)
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mortuary(awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
2
sepulchral(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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ashen(awful, violent, grim, shocking, explicit)
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bloodless(awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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funereal(appearance, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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pallid(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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unpleasant(adjective, mean, nasty, plain, awful)
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anemic(awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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dim(awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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distressing(awful, terrible, shocking, dreadful)
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dreadful pale(expression, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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faint(awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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