48 entries under troubling topic. ×

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creepy(adjective, anxious, nervous, upsetting, weird)
5
disconcerting(adjective, upsetting, weird, spooky, worrying)
4
threatening(verb, upsetting, disturbing, scary, frightening)
4
unsettling(adjective, upsetting, disturbing, scary, frightening)
3
agitating(verb, upsetting, frightening, worrying)
3
discouraging(verb, upsetting, worrying)
3
worrisome(adjective, upsetting, irritating, troublesome, worrying)
2
discomposing(upsetting, worrying)
2
disquieting(adjective, shocking, upsetting, irritating, disturbing)
2
embarrassing(adjective, upsetting, worrying)
2
gloomy(upsetting, worrying)
2
ominous(shocking, upsetting, disturbing, scary, frightening)
2
perturbing(adjective, upsetting, worrying)
2
pessimistic(upsetting, worrying)
2
sinister(adjective, upsetting, weird, disturbing, scary)
1
painful(adjective, shocking, upsetting, disturbing, worrying)
1
perplexing(adjective, upsetting, worrying)
1
startling(adjective, upsetting, frightening, worrying)
1
vexing(adjective, upsetting, irritating, troublesome, worrying)
1
worrying(adjective, upsetting, irritating, troublesome, frightening)
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