54 entries under severe topic. ×

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perplexing(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing)
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alarming(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing)
2
creepy(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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depressing(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing)
2
discommoding(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
2
dismaying(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
2
embarrassing(bad, hard, offensive, sorrowful)
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provoking(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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burdensome(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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consequential(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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difficult(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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disagreeable(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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discouraging(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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foreboding(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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frightening(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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gloomy(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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impeding(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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inconvenient(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing)
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laborious(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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ominous(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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