53 entries under distressing topic. ×

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disagreeable(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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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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embarrassing(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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foreboding(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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gloomy(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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harassing(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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hard(severe, offensive, upsetting, disturbing)
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impeding(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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inconvenient(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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irksome(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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irritating(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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laborious(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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offensive(shocking, explicit, sensational, disturbing)
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ominous(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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onerous(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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painful(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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perplexing(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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perturbing(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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