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- Thesaurus|1.4k
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65 entries under distressing topic. ×
| slanderous(harmful, damaging) | |
| trying(adjective, tender, offensive, raw, painful) | |
| woeful(adjective, evil, nasty, unpleasant, vicious) | |
| calamitous(adjective, severe, unpleasant, awful, terrible) | |
| disturbing(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, severe) | |
| galling(adjective, sharp, nasty, rude, unpleasant) | |
| iniquitous(bad, harmful, damaging, deadly) | |
| insulting(offensive, rude, harmful, damaging) | |
| unpalatable(adjective, pain, unpleasant, vicious, painful) | |
| vexatious(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, tender) | |
| heartbreaking(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful) | |
| inclement(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful) | |
| inconvenient(offensive, damaging, disturbing, disparaging) | |
| intemperate(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful) | |
| laborious(tender, offensive, raw, burning) | |
| libeling(harmful, damaging) | |
| opprobrious(harmful, damaging) | |
| provoking(adjective, offensive, unpleasant, vicious, painful) | |
| rigorous(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful) | |
| rugged(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful) |
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