27
scary(adjective, feeling, cause, fear, frightening)
25
stressful(adjective, excited, anxious, nervous, pressure)
12
nerve-wracking
8
trying(adjective, distressing, harrowing)
8
upsetting(adjective, distressing, harrowing)
7
disturbing(adjective, distressing, harrowing)
7
tense(adjective, excited, anxious, pressure, demanding)
6
distressing(adjective, harrowing)
5
creepy(adjective, anxious, nervous, agitating, disquieting)
5
harrowing(adjective, frightening)
5
traumatic(adjective, harrowing)
4
agonizing(adjective, harrowing)
4
fraught
4
touchy
3
hairy
3
irksome(adjective, distressing)
3
irritating(adjective, distressing)
2
annoying(adjective, distressing)
2
disquieting(adjective, distressing)
2
frightening
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