42 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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grisly(adjective, appearance, bad, evil, unpleasant)
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ghastly(adjective, dull, appearance, bad, nasty)
47
hideous(adjective, appearance, bad, evil, taste)
44
appalling(adjective, taste, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
41
horrid(adjective, dull, appearance, taste, nasty)
37
horrendous(adjective, bad, evil, unpleasant, awful)
35
horrible(adjective, dull, evil, unpleasant, awful)
32
frightful(adjective, appearance, evil, nasty, unpleasant)
28
terrible(adjective, appearance, bad, evil, unpleasant)
27
awful(adjective, bad, nasty, unpleasant, terrible)
27
grim(adjective, dull, appearance, bad, unpleasant)
27
shocking(adjective, appearance, bad, evil, nasty)
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repulsive(adjective, bad, nasty, unpleasant, awful)
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lurid(adjective, bad, evil, taste, unpleasant)
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terrifying(adjective, bad, unpleasant, awful, violent)
18
loathsome(adjective, bad, evil, nasty, unpleasant)
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disgusting(adjective, mean, nasty, unpleasant, awful)
15
offensive(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, disgusting)
10
abhorrent(adjective, taste, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
9
repellent(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, dirty)
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