| ticklish(adjective, difficulty, awkward, uneasy, tricky) |
| confusing(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable) |
| abashing(noun, verb, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil) |
| confounding(noun, adjective, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil) |
| inconvenient(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward) |
| puzzling(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable) |
| sad(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion) |
| unenviable |
| upsetting(noun, adjective, bad, hard, severe) |
| ignominious(adjective, shameful, disgraceful, dishonorable, reprehensible) |
| baffling |
| degrading(verb, adjective, shameful, disgraceful, dishonorable) |
| difficult(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward) |
| distracting(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable) |
| outrageous(adjective, nasty, offensive, unpleasant, disgusting) |
| problematic(adjective, tricky) |
| untimely(tricky, problematic, inopportune) |
| vexing(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion) |
| chastening(adjective, shameful, humbling, mortifying) |
| confusion(noun, uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment, puzzlement) |