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deploring(verb, difficult, critical, grumpy)
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disagreeable(irritable, touchy, irascible, peevish)
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disgruntled(upset, unhappy, irritable, angry)
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fretting(upset, mean, cross, unhappy)
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hostile(negative, bad person, bad temper)
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ill-humored(cross, negative, emotional, vulnerable)
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kvetching(upset, unhappy, critical, angry)
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plaintive(upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
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resentful(cross, unhappy, emotional, vulnerable)
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surly(mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
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unsatisfied(upset, unhappy, angry, distressed)
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bad-tempered(mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
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censorious(severe, difficult, critical, dissatisfied)
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choleric(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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disparaging(verb, severe, critical, dissatisfied)
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displeased(upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
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disputatious(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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envious(upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
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fault-finding(mean, severe, difficult, irritable)
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faultfinding(noun, upset, mean, unhappy)
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