53 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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discouraging(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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distressing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, unpleasant)
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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, distressing)
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unpleasant(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, uncertain)
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alarming(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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consequential(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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depressing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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difficult(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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discomforting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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discommoding(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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discomposing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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disconcerting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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dismaying(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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foreboding(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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frightening(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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gloomy(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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impeding(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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inconvenient(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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