| jarring(verb, adjective, hard, severe, sharp) |
| maddening |
| provoking(noun, verb, adjective, hard, severe) |
| stimulating(verb, adjective, exciting) |
| tragic |
| unnerving(verb, adjective, severe, extreme, serious) |
| damaging(adjective, awful, terrible, dreadful, unfavorable) |
| depressing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, uncertain) |
| calamitous(adjective, severe, unpleasant, awful, terrible) |
| chafing(verb, aggravating, chafing) |
| confounding(noun, verb, adjective, confusion, uncertainty) |
| exciting(verb, adjective, exciting) |
| inconvenient(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward) |
| inflaming(verb, adjective, exciting, aggravating) |
| infuriating(verb, adjective, aggravating) |
| lamentable |
| pesky(adjective, bothersome) |
| provocative(adjective, aggravating) |
| terrible(adjective, bad, horrible) |
| adverse(adjective, unpleasant, unfortunate, troublesome, perverse) |