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grim(adjective, hard, sharp, flat)
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startling(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing)
4
threatening(verb, adjective, hard, nasty)
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discomforting(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing)
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disruptive(adjective, trouble, hard, happy)
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ominous(adjective, hard, nasty, offensive)
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sinister(adjective, hard, nasty, offensive)
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bleak(adjective, hard, sharp, flat)
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brutal(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, painful)
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discommoding(adjective, hard, offensive, awkward)
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discordant(adjective, hard, sharp, flat)
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dour(adjective, bleak, stark, austere)
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gloomy(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing)
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inhospitable(adjective, bleak, stark, austere)
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offensive(adjective, poor, unpleasant, awful)
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onerous(adjective, hard, offensive, awful)
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pessimistic(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing)
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rasping(verb, adjective, hard, sharp)
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sour(adjective, hard, sharp, flat)
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tiresome(adjective, hard, offensive, irritating)
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