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53 entries under upsetting topic. ×
| annoying(verb, adjective, pain, unpleasant, sorrow) | |
| irritating(verb, adjective, hard, severe, pain) | |
| vexatious(adjective, pain, unpleasant, sorrow, negative) | |
| agitating(noun, verb, adjective, hard, severe) | |
| disturbing(noun, verb, adjective, hard, severe) | |
| irksome(adjective, hard, severe, pain, offensive) | |
| troublesome(adjective, hard, severe, pain, offensive) | |
| bothersome(adjective, hard, severe, pain, offensive) | |
| exasperating(verb, irritating, annoying, mocking) | |
| teasing(verb, torture, oppression, irritating) | |
| tiresome(hard, severe, pain, offensive, distressing) | |
| wearisome(hard, severe, pain, offensive, distressing) | |
| disquieting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing) | |
| perturbing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing) | |
| troubling(hard, severe, offensive, distressing) | |
| unsettling(hard, severe, offensive, distressing) | |
| worrisome(hard, severe, offensive, distressing) | |
| worrying(hard, severe, offensive, distressing) | |
| burdensome(hard, severe, offensive, distressing) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, unpleasant) |
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