32 entries under distressing topic. ×

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harassing(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
6
perturbing(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
5
wearisome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
3
disagreeable(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
3
discomposing(verb, hard, severe, offensive)
3
unpleasant(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
2
agitating(verb, hard, severe, offensive)
2
burdensome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
2
discomforting(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
2
discommoding(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
2
dismaying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
1
discouraging(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
1
frightening(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
1
hard(severe, offensive, tricky, complicated)
1
inconvenient(hard, severe, offensive, irritating)
1
laborious(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
1
onerous(hard, severe, offensive, irritating)
1
severe(hard, offensive, tricky, irritating)
1
unsettling(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
0
consequential(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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