What is another word for harrowing ?

Causing great (emotional) pain, anguish or distress

like getting blood out of a stone

sombre^UK

somber^US

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

unfavorable^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

labored^US

laboured^UK

easier said than done

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

meagre^UK

meager^US

gray^US

grey^UK

agonized^US

agonised^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

ill-favored^US

emotionally exhausting

emotionally depleting

dishonoring^US

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“They returned a few months later with harrowing news of an attack at sea by pirates.”

Adjective

Unbearably or excruciatingly painful or torturous

excruciating

more than flesh and blood can stand

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can bear

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“A harrowing headache pounded her forehead.”

Adjective

Characterized by wickedness or brutality

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

without justification

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

libellous^UK

libelous^US

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“It has the potential to influence and guide international decision-making processes in the face of harrowing atrocities.”

Adjective

Highly tinged or affected with emotion

“After two hours and forty-five minutes of alternatively harrowing and touching moments, we are left with this woman standing and looking at us.”

Adjective

Harsh, oppressive, and difficult to bear or endure

unfavorable^US

somber^US

sombre^UK

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Adjective

Affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain

agonized^US

agonised^UK

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

feeling uncomfortable

red-rimmed

playing up

giving someone gyp

giving someone trouble

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Verb

Present participle for to traumatize or cause distress to

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

bringing tears to your eyes

inflicting anguish on

breaking the heart of

making someone fed up

knocking sideways

making despondent

knocking for six

making gloomy

giving someone the blues

hanging over

knocking the stuffing out of

making sad

breaking someone's heart

victimizing^US

laboring^US

labouring^UK

bending someone's ear

tyrannizing^US

victimising^UK

tyrannising^UK

discriminating against

causing someone distress

inflicting suffering on

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

putting the squeeze on

jumping on one's case

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

beating down

harshing someone's mellow

causing discomfort to

brutalizing^US

rubbing up the wrong way

getting on your nerves

brutalising^UK

hurting somebody's feelings

giving someone the works

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

making someone scratch their head

knocking the wind out of

dashing the hopes of

harshing one's mellow

taking the heart out of

making severe demands on

making demands on

putting a strain on

throbbing

pushing the buttons of

giving someone the hump

making someone see red

making your gorge rise

grossing out

making someone want to throw up

turning stomach

making someone feel nauseous

rankling with

getting your back up

getting under your skin

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

dampening the spirits of

making someone suffer

taking the wind out of your sails

causing to lose heart

breathing down someone's neck

carping at

making somebody's hackles rise

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“It didn't seem at all necessary to harrow her with the story of Ingerson's miring in the drink demoniac's morass.”

Verb

Present participle for to break up (soil) in preparation for sowing or planting

Verb

making one's hair stand on end

Present participle for to greatly offend, shock or outrage

Verb

Present participle for to cause pain through mistreatment

Verb