55 entries under distressing topic. ×
| ominous(adjective, person, appearance, mean, bad) | |
| foreboding(adjective, person, appearance, mean, bad) | |
| threatening(adjective, person, mean, bad, wrong) | |
| dismal(adjective, bad, obscure, sad, dark) | |
| gloomy(adjective, hard, obscure, rough, nasty) | |
| atrocious(adjective, evil, awful, terrible, dreadful) | |
| dreary(adjective, obscure, sad, dark, sorrow) | |
| bleak(adjective, appearance, obscure, sad, dark) | |
| alarming(adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| horrible(adjective, obscure, nasty, dark, unpleasant) | |
| hopeless(adjective, appearance, obscure, sad, dark) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, person, mean, hard, severe) | |
| depressing(adjective, hard, severe, obscure, sad) | |
| difficult(adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| disturbing(adjective, hard, severe, nasty, offensive) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, person, hard, severe, rough) | |
| mournful(adjective, obscure, sad, dark, sorrow) | |
| pessimistic(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting) | |
| troublesome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| trying(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting) |
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