Noxious
Noxious adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: a noxious new breed of horror movie in which graphic depictions of torture are presented as entertainment
Upsetting and noxious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upsetting" instead an adjective "Noxious".
Nearby Words: noxiousness, noxiously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unpleasant and noxious
- unpleasant and upsetting
- offensive and noxious
- offensive and upsetting
- disagreeable and noxious
- disagreeable and upsetting
- nasty and noxious
- nasty and upsetting
- abominable and noxious
- abominable and upsetting
- bad and noxious
- bad and upsetting
- terrible and noxious
- terrible and upsetting
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