45 entries under troubling topic. ×

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unsettling(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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disconcerting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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discouraging(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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difficult(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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distressing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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threatening(verb, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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unnerving(adjective, upsetting, frightening, worrying)
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aggravating(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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agitating(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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annoying(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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bothersome(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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burdensome(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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consequential(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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depressing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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disagreeable(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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discomforting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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discommoding(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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discomposing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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embarrassing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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foreboding(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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APASmart Define. (2015). startling thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/startling/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "startling thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/startling/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, startling thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/startling/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "startling thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/startling/thesaurus/synonyms>