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| disconcerting(verb, adjective, hard, offensive) | |
| dismaying(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing) | |
| frightening(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing) | |
| impeding(verb, adjective, hard, offensive) | |
| wearisome(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing) | |
| alarming(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| disquieting(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| distressing(adjective, hard, sad, offensive) | |
| startling(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| upsetting(adjective, hard, sad, offensive) | |
| aggravating(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| annoying(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| burdensome(adjective, hard, offensive, cruel) | |
| difficult(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| disagreeable(dull, hard, offensive, gloomy) | |
| discomposing(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| foreboding(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| hard(offensive, miserable, austere, distressing) | |
| irritating(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| ominous(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting) |
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