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56 entries under upsetting topic. ×
| severe(adjective, bad, hard, tough, sharp) | |
| grievous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| hard(adjective, evil, rough, nasty, difficult) | |
| agonizing(adjective, hard, moving, severe, sharp) | |
| disturbing(adjective, hard, moving, severe, difficult) | |
| dire(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, tender) | |
| distressing(adjective, moving, tough, severe, rough) | |
| bitter(adjective, hard, moving, tough, evil) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| torturous(adjective, severe, shocking, disturbing) | |
| afflictive(adjective, hard, rough, tender, pain) | |
| troublesome(adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| irritating(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, tough, rough, harsh) | |
| poignant(adjective, hard, moving, evil, sharp) | |
| annoying(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| worrying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing) | |
| vexing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing) | |
| woeful(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, gloomy) | |
| disquieting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awful) |
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