42 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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cadaverous(adjective, grim, shocking, pale)
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ghostly(adjective, shocking, frightening)
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deathlike(adjective, shocking, frightening)
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haggard(awful, grim, shocking, pale)
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wan(shocking, frightening)
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corpselike(grim, shocking, pale, frightening)
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livid(awful, violent, grim, shocking, explicit)
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mortuary(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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sepulchral(adjective, awful, grim, shocking)
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unnatural(awful, immoral, grim, shocking, atrocious)
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anemic(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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ashen(awful, violent, grim, shocking, explicit)
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pallid(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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unpleasant(adjective, mean, tough, severe, nasty)
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bloodless(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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dim(dull, awful, gloomy, miserable, grim)
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dreadful pale(expression, awful, grim, shocking)
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faint(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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spectral(shocking, frightening)
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supernatural(shocking, frightening)
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