15
disturbing(noun, adjective, bad, hard, happy)
15
upsetting(noun, adjective, bad, hard, happy)
10
disconcerting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
10
perturbing(adjective, bad, hard, severe, happy)
8
disquieting(adjective, bad, hard, severe, happy)
8
agitating(verb, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
8
appalling(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
8
tragical(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, awful)
8
troubling(verb, adjective, bad, hard, severe)
8
woeful(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, awful)
8
woesome(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, awful)
7
distressing(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain)
7
terrifying(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, disgusting)
6
confusing
6
discomposing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
6
frightening(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
6
ghastly(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, disgusting)
6
grievous(adjective, sad, sorrow, awful, depression)
5
gruesome(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, disgusting)
5
hair-raising(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, disgusting)
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