3
nagging(verb, aggravating)
3
nerve-racking(adjective, distressing)
3
nerve-wracking
3
nettlesome(adjective, irritating)
3
off-putting(adjective, upsetting, disconcerting)
3
ominous(adjective, hard, severe, nasty, offensive)
3
poignant(adjective, moving, unpleasant, vicious, emotional)
3
puzzling(adjective, obscure, awkward, sophisticated, uneasy)
3
rattling(verb, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable, frightening)
3
ruffling(verb, deranging)
3
ruinous(adjective, arouse bad feelings)
3
sinister(adjective, hard, severe, nasty, offensive)
3
unlucky
2
abrading(verb, chafing)
2
afflicting
2
afflictive(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful, distressing)
2
aggressive(adjective, hostile, belligerent)
2
agonizing(adjective, moving, awful, terrible, shocking)
2
atrocious
2
baffling
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