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perturbing(bad, hard, severe, offensive, sorrowful)
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provoking(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion)
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repugnant(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, disgusting, distasteful)
2
repulsive(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, disgusting, distasteful)
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rude(adjective, nasty, offensive, unpleasant, disgusting)
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scandalous(adjective, disgraceful, dishonorable, reprehensible)
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abash
1
abashment(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
abasing(verb, abasing)
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agitation(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
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anarchy(noun, uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment, puzzlement)
1
appalling(shameful, disgraceful, dishonorable, reprehensible)
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bad
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baffle
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