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- Thesaurus|1.9k
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49 entries under distressing topic. ×
| disturbing(noun, verb, adjective, bad, moving) | |
| sad(adjective, moving, awful, terrible) | |
| annoying(verb, adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| troubling(verb, adjective, bad, hard, severe) | |
| unsettling(noun, adjective, bad, hard, happy) | |
| irritating(verb, adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| bothersome(adjective, bad, hard, tough, severe) | |
| depressing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, unhappy) | |
| offensive(adjective, severe, poor, rude, unpleasant) | |
| awful(adjective, great, severe, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| discomposing(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| embarrassing(noun, adjective, bad, hard, severe) | |
| exasperating(verb, adjective, awkward, uneasy) | |
| perplexing(noun, adjective, hard, tough, severe) | |
| poignant(adjective, moving, emotional, painful, touching) | |
| worrying(adjective, bad, hard, tough, severe) | |
| aggravating(verb, adjective, hard, severe, uncertain) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, hard, tough, severe, offensive) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, rude) | |
| pitiful(adjective, moving, awful, terrible, dreadful) |
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