6
ticklish(adjective, difficulty, awkward, uneasy, tricky)
5
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5
abashing(noun, verb, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil)
5
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5
inconvenient(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward)
5
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5
sad(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion)
5
unenviable
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4
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4
baffling
4
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4
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4
distracting(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable)
4
outrageous(adjective, nasty, offensive, unpleasant, disgusting)
4
problematic(adjective, tricky)
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untimely(tricky, problematic, inopportune)
4
vexing(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion)
3
chastening(adjective, shameful, humbling, mortifying)
3
confusion(noun, uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment, puzzlement)
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