40 entries under distressing topic. ×

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vexatious(adjective, bothersome)
10
troubling(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, uncertain)
8
bothersome(adjective, hard, severe, upsetting)
8
creepy(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, anxious)
5
painful(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
4
aggravating(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
4
harassing(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
3
difficult(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward)
3
disconcerting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward)
3
dismaying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
3
unsettling(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain)
2
embarrassing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward)
2
frightening(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
2
onerous(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, offensive)
2
provoking(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
2
unpleasant(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, uncertain)
1
agitating(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
1
disagreeable(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, uncertain)
1
discommoding(hard, severe, offensive, awkward, uneasy)
1
discomposing(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting)
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