99 entries under distressing topic. ×

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displeasing(adjective, pain, offensive, unpleasant, disgusting)
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heartbreaking(adjective, moving, sad, unpleasant, awful)
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moving(adjective, emotional, touching, upsetting)
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pathetic(adjective, moving, sad, awful, terrible)
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rigorous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
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ugly(adjective, bad, tough, severe, offensive)
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wicked(adjective, tough, severe, evil, nasty)
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calamitous(adjective, severe, sad, unpleasant, awful)
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discomforting(hard, severe, difficult, offensive)
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disconcerting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
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injurious(adjective, bad, severe, offensive, awful)
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joyless(gloomy, upsetting, tragic, plaintive)
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regrettable(miserable, wretched, upsetting, anguished)
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rueful(sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
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agitating(hard, moving, severe, offensive, touching)
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alarming(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, shocking)
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barbarous(adjective, severe, evil, nasty, harsh)
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brutal(adjective, tough, evil, nasty, harsh)
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creepy(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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dangerous(adjective, bad, tough, severe, offensive)
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