Distressing
Distressing adjective - Causing worry or anxiety.
Rebarbative and distressing are semantically related In some cases you can use "Rebarbative" instead an adjective "Distressing".
Rebarbative
Rebarbative adjective - Causing annoyance.
Usage example: there are aspects of that writer's personality that any reasonable person would regard as rebarbative, but we're just reading his novels—not marrying him
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Synonyms for Rebarbative
Distressing and rebarbative are semantically related in troubling topic. Sometimes you can use "Distressing" instead an adjective "Rebarbative".
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Related pairs
- disturbing and distressing
- disturbing and rebarbative
- annoying and distressing
- annoying and rebarbative
- unpleasant and distressing
- unpleasant and rebarbative
- loathsome and distressing
- loathsome and rebarbative
- offensive and distressing
- offensive and rebarbative
- painful and distressing
- painful and rebarbative
- nasty and distressing
- nasty and rebarbative
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