65 entries under distressing topic. ×

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vicious(adjective, mean, bad, hard, evil)
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afflictive(adjective, hard, severe, tender, pain)
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dire(adjective, severe, tender, unpleasant, awful)
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hard(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, tender)
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abusive(offensive, rude, harmful, damaging)
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disagreeable(adjective, hard, severe, tender, pain)
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ominous(adjective, offensive, cruel, unkind)
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harrowing(adjective, tender, offensive, raw, painful)
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nocuous(adjective, cruel, negative, unkind)
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offensive(adjective, bad, severe, rude, unpleasant)
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unhealthy(adjective, offensive, foul, disgusting)
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distasteful(adjective, hard, severe, tender, pain)
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merciless(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, unpleasant)
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poignant(adjective, hard, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
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annoying(adjective, sharp, nasty, tender, offensive)
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brutal(adjective, severe, harsh, unpleasant, cruel)
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corrupting(harmful, injurious, damaging, destructive)
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displeasing(adjective, pain, offensive, unpleasant, vicious)
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harassing(verb, offensive, injurious, damaging)
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nocent(adjective, negative, harmful, injurious)
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