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| disconcerting(verb, adjective, hard, severe) | |
| dismaying(adjective, hard, severe, distressing) | |
| frightening(adjective, hard, severe, distressing) | |
| impeding(verb, adjective, hard, severe) | |
| wearisome(adjective, hard, severe, distressing) | |
| alarming(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| disquieting(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| distressing(adjective, hard, severe, sad) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, cruel, distressing) | |
| startling(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| upsetting(adjective, hard, severe, sad) | |
| aggravating(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| annoying(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| burdensome(adjective, hard, severe, cruel) | |
| difficult(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| disagreeable(dull, hard, severe, gloomy) | |
| discomposing(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| foreboding(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| hard(severe, miserable, austere, distressing) | |
| hostile(adjective, indifferent, negative, unfriendly) |
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