17 entries under disturbing topic. ×

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scary(adjective, feeling, cause, fear, shocking)
9
creepy(adjective, anxious, nervous, upsetting, weird)
7
spooky(adjective, shocking, upsetting, weird)
4
dismaying(adjective, awful, terrible, disgusting, shocking)
4
distressing(adjective, disgusting, shocking, upsetting)
4
threatening(verb, upsetting, scary, frightening)
4
unsettling(adjective, upsetting, scary, frightening)
3
upsetting(adjective, disgusting, shocking, irritating)
2
disquieting(adjective, shocking, upsetting, irritating)
2
ominous(shocking, upsetting, scary, frightening)
2
sinister(adjective, upsetting, weird, scary)
2
spine-chilling(adjective, weird, scary, frightening)
2
strange(adjective, weird, scary, spooky)
2
uncanny(adjective, weird, scary, spooky)
2
weird(adjective, scary, spooky, eerie)
1
painful(adjective, shocking, upsetting, worrying)
0
unpleasant(severe, extreme, serious, upsetting)
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APASmart Define. (2015). unnerving thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/unnerving/thesaurus/synonyms
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