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painful(adjective, hard, moving, severe, difficult)
23
grievous(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, unpleasant)
23
sad(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
23
tight(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, troublesome)
22
upsetting(noun, verb, adjective, bad, moving)
21
dire(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, unpleasant)
21
burdensome(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, troublesome)
21
complex(adjective, hard, difficult)
21
severe(adjective, hard, difficult, awful, terrible)
20
difficult(adjective, hard, complex)
20
distressing(adjective, hard, moving, severe, poor)
20
hard(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, harsh)
20
oppressive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
grave(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
grinding(verb, adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
hard-nosed(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, complex)
19
intricate(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
nasty(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, complex)
19
problematic(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
rough(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, complex)
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