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71 entries under distressing topic. ×
| annoying(verb, adjective, pain, unpleasant, sorrow) | |
| vexatious(adjective, pain, unpleasant, sorrow, negative) | |
| agitating(noun, verb, adjective, hard, severe) | |
| galling(adjective, abuse, harm, pain, unpleasant) | |
| displeasing(verb, adjective, unpleasant, terrible, dirty) | |
| disturbing(noun, verb, adjective, hard, severe) | |
| poignant(adjective, moving, unpleasant, vicious, painful) | |
| harassing(verb, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| bitter(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful) | |
| distasteful(adjective, unpleasant, terrible, dirty, vicious) | |
| tiresome(hard, severe, pain, offensive) | |
| upsetting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| wearisome(hard, severe, pain, offensive) | |
| disquieting(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting) | |
| heartbreaking(adjective, moving, unpleasant, vicious, painful) | |
| perturbing(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting) | |
| troubling(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting) | |
| unpalatable(adjective, unpleasant, terrible, dirty, vicious) | |
| unsettling(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting) | |
| worrisome(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting) |
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