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adjective
Troubling to the mind or emotions
Synonyms: distressful, disturbing, deplorable, troublesome, perturbing, sad, worrisome, frightening, painful, disquieting, disruptive, afflictive, intrusive, dreadful, worrying, fearful, troublous, grievous, lamentable, unsettling, nagging, upsetting, poignant, pitiful, regrettable, woeful, troubling, sorry
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verb
To cause suffering or painful sorrow to
Synonyms: wounding, paining, hurting, worrying, upsetting, troubling, torturing, grieving, tormenting, suffering, sorrowing, perplexing, injuring, needing, harassing, aggrieving, discomforting, constraining, annoying, anguishing, angering, agonizing, afflicting
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verb
Bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
Synonyms: troubling, worrying, straitening, grieving, upsetting, concerning, disturbing, carking, ailing
Antonyms: helping, assisting, comforting, soothing, calming