256 entries under adjective topic. ×

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