17
stressful
8
alarming(adjective, fearful)
8
harrowing
7
painful
6
distressing
5
morbid
4
agonizing
4
awful
4
grisly
4
harmful
3
disturbing
3
frightful(adjective, fearful)
3
ill health
3
tormenting
3
upsetting
2
depilatory
2
fraught
2
nerve-racking
2
nerve-wracking
2
nightmarish(adjective, terrible, frightening, nightmare, terrifying)
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