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frightening
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grieve
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hapless
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heart-breaking
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heart-rending
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heartbreaking
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heartfelt
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hurting
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innutritious
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insupportable
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intolerable
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intrusive(adjective, happy, pain)
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nagging
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nerve-racking
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nerve-wracking
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nociceptive
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not reassuring(expression, idiom)
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paltry
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pernicious
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perturbs
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