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deplorable
7
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7
galling(adjective, offensive, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
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ill(adjective, bad, evil, harmful, unfavorable)
7
pestering(verb, adjective, mocking, playful, aggravating)
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shocking(verb, adjective, displeasing)
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teasing(verb, adjective, upsetting, irritating, annoying)
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troublesome(adjective, hard, happy, difficult, pain)
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unfortunate
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vexatious(adjective, unpleasant, awkward, vicious, painful)
6
discomposing(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
6
awkward(adjective, unpleasant, uneasy, adverse, unfortunate)
6
baleful(adjective, harmful, threatening, unfavorable, ominous)
6
cringeworthy
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disastrous(adjective, arouse bad feelings)
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embarrassing(noun, adjective, bad, hard, severe)
6
frightening(verb, adjective, hard, severe, nasty)
6
grating(verb, adjective, hard, severe, sharp)
6
harmful(adjective, awful, terrible, dreadful, unfavorable)
6
harrowing(verb, adjective, severe, offensive, awful)
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