112 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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lurid(adjective, nasty, awful, terrible, disgusting)
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provoking(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, uncertain)
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rasping(adjective, severe, rough, harsh, offensive)
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shrill(rough, harsh, offensive, dry)
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startling(hard, severe, harsh, offensive, distressing)
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terrifying(adjective, nasty, awful, terrible, disgusting)
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toilsome(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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troublous(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awful)
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worrying(hard, tough, severe, offensive)
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agitating(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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anemic(awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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ashen(awful, grim, shocking, frightening)
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bloodless(awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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cadaverous(shocking, frightening)
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clashing(adjective, severe, bleak, stark, austere)
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corpselike(awful, terrible, shocking, frightening)
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deathlike(shocking, frightening)
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dim(awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
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discommoding(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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discomposing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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