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| irritating(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| ominous(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| onerous(adjective, hard, severe, cruel) | |
| pessimistic(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| provoking(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| sinister(hard, severe, distressing, pessimistic) | |
| threatening(hard, severe, distressing, pessimistic) | |
| troublesome(dull, hard, severe, gloomy) | |
| troubling(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| trying(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| unpleasant(hard, severe, distasteful, second-rate) | |
| unsettling(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| vexing(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| agitating(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| bothersome(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| consequential(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| discomforting(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| discommoding(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| disturbing(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) | |
| embarrassing(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting) |
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