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71 entries under distressing topic. ×

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worrying(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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burdensome(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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disagreeable(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, unpleasant)
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discouraging(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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hard(adjective, severe, offensive, unpleasant, gloomy)
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painful(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, unpleasant)
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trying(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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unpleasant(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, uncertain)
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afflictive(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
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alarming(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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bad(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
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brutal(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
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calamitous(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
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consequential(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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depressing(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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difficult(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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dire(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
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discomforting(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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discommoding(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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discomposing(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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