24
disturbing(noun, verb, adjective, bad, moving)
23
distressing(adjective, hard, moving, severe, happy)
15
painful(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, disagreeable)
13
sad(adjective, distressing, moving, awful, terrible)
12
annoying(verb, adjective, hard, tough, severe)
12
disconcerting(adjective, hard, weak, severe, thin)
12
perturbing(verb, adjective, bad, hard, severe)
12
troublesome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, happy)
12
troubling(verb, adjective, bad, hard, severe)
10
unsettling(noun, adjective, bad, hard, happy)
10
disquieting(verb, adjective, bad, hard, weak)
10
grievous(adjective, severe, painful)
10
irritating(verb, adjective, hard, tough, severe)
9
deplorable
9
tragic
9
vexing(verb, adjective, hard, weak, severe)
9
worrisome(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain)
8
bothersome(adjective, bad, hard, tough, severe)
8
distressful(adjective, happy, pain, disturbing)
8
harassing(verb, adjective, hard, tough, severe)
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