31 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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cutting(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, cruel, hateful)
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damaging(verb, adjective, awful, terrible, cruel)
4
aching(verb, cruel, unkind, injuring)
4
harmful(adjective, awful, terrible, cruel, unkind)
3
distressing(adjective, awful, terrible, cruel, unkind)
2
hurting(verb, cruel, unkind, injuring)
2
injurious(adjective, awful, terrible, cruel, unkind)
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malicious(adjective, cruel, unkind, hurtful)
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unkind(adjective, unpleasant, cruel, critical)
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cruel(unpleasant, critical, unkind, cutting)
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mean(cruel, unkind)
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spiteful(adjective, cruel, unkind, hurtful)
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afflictive(cruel, unkind)
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bad(cruel, unkind)
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dangerous(cruel, unkind)
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deadly(cruel, unkind)
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deleterious(cruel, unkind)
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destructive(cruel, unkind)
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detrimental(cruel, unkind)
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disadvantageous(cruel, unkind)
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