25 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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ghostly(adjective, shocking, frightening, eerie)
7
abhorrent(adjective, awful, grim, shocking)
5
cadaverous(adjective, grim, shocking, pale)
3
ashen(awful, violent, grim, shocking, explicit)
3
deathlike(adjective, shocking, frightening)
3
haggard(awful, grim, shocking, pale)
3
livid(awful, violent, grim, shocking, explicit)
3
wan(shocking, frightening)
2
corpselike(grim, shocking, pale, frightening)
2
formidable(awful, terrible, shocking, dreadful)
2
mortuary(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
2
spectral(shocking, frightening)
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sepulchral(adjective, awful, grim, shocking)
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pallid(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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anemic(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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bloodless(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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dim(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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distressing(awful, terrible, shocking, dreadful)
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dreadful pale(expression, awful, grim, shocking)
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faint(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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