15
upsetting(adjective, hard, weak, severe, thin)
15
disturbing(adjective, hard, weak, severe, thin)
11
confusing(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable, puzzling)
9
perturbing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
8
unsettling(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
8
discouraging(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
7
discomfiting(verb, adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable)
6
embarrassing(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
6
bewildering(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable, puzzling)
5
alarming(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
5
cringeworthy
5
disappointing(verb, adjective, disappointing)
5
distressing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward)
5
discomposing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
5
disheartening(verb, disappointing)
5
disquieting(adjective, hard, weak, severe, thin)
5
humiliating(verb, adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable)
5
mortifying(verb, adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable)
5
perplexing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, disturbing)
5
puzzling(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable, confusing)
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