| discomforting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing) |
| discouraging(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, miserable) |
| disheartening |
| dispiriting(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable) |
| displeasing(adjective, poor, offensive, unpleasant, disgusting) |
| distracting(awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable, disturbing, troublesome) |
| exacerbating(verb, adjective, aggravating) |
| extreme(adjective, great, awful, terrible, painful) |
| fraught |
| funereal(adjective, sad, miserable, shocking, frightening) |
| galling |
| ghastly(adjective, awful, terrible, disgusting, shocking) |
| harmful(adjective, awful, terrible, cruel, unkind) |
| heart-rending |
| heartrending(adjective, moving, emotional, touching, sorrowful) |
| hideous(adjective, awful, terrible, disgusting, shocking) |
| horrifying(adjective, disgusting, shocking, distressing, disturbing) |
| hurting(adjective, cruel, painful, unkind, deplorable) |
| impressive(moving, emotional, touching) |
| inappropriate(adjective, cruel, unkind) |