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99 entries under distressing topic. ×
| intense(adjective, moving, severe, sharp, harsh) | |
| poignant(adjective, hard, moving, evil, sharp) | |
| annoying(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| vexatious(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) | |
| unpalatable(adjective, like, pain, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| offensive(adjective, bad, severe, unpleasant, awful) | |
| worrying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| aggravating(adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| galling(adjective, tough, severe, rough, offensive) | |
| vexing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| woeful(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, gloomy) | |
| vicious(adjective, hard, evil, nasty, harsh) | |
| worrisome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| cheerless(sad, unhappy, miserable, upsetting) | |
| dismaying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, shocking) | |
| fierce(adjective, severe, evil, sharp, nasty) | |
| harassing(hard, severe, offensive, irritating) | |
| touching(adjective, moving, emotional, upsetting) | |
| troubling(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting) | |
| affecting(moving, sad, emotional, touching) |
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