53 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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scary(adjective, feeling, cause, fear, shocking)
9
creepy(adjective, anxious, nervous, weird)
7
spooky(adjective, shocking, weird, disturbing)
5
disconcerting(adjective, weird, spooky, worrying)
4
distressing(adjective, disgusting, shocking, disturbing)
4
threatening(verb, disturbing, scary, frightening)
4
unsettling(adjective, disturbing, scary, frightening)
3
agitating(verb, frightening, worrying, troubling)
3
discouraging(verb, worrying, troubling)
3
worrisome(adjective, irritating, troublesome, worrying)
2
discomposing(worrying, troubling)
2
disquieting(adjective, shocking, irritating, disturbing)
2
embarrassing(adjective, worrying, troubling)
2
gloomy(worrying, troubling)
2
ominous(shocking, disturbing, scary, frightening)
2
perturbing(adjective, worrying, troubling)
2
pessimistic(worrying, troubling)
2
sinister(adjective, weird, disturbing, scary)
1
painful(adjective, shocking, disturbing, worrying)
1
perplexing(adjective, worrying, troubling)
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