49 entries under severe topic. ×

9
unpleasant(adjective, hard, nasty, difficult)
7
disconcerting(verb, adjective, hard, offensive)
7
disturbing(noun, adjective, bad, hard)
7
perplexing(noun, adjective, hard, difficulty)
6
distressing(adjective, hard, offensive, awkward)
5
inconvenient(adjective, hard, offensive, awkward)
5
upsetting(noun, adjective, bad, hard)
4
difficult(adjective, hard, offensive, awkward)
3
troublesome(adjective, hard, offensive, awkward)
3
worrying(adjective, bad, hard, offensive)
2
disagreeable(adjective, hard, nasty, offensive)
2
discomforting(hard, difficult, offensive, distressing)
2
discomposing(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
2
dismaying(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
2
hard(difficult, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
2
impeding(verb, hard, offensive, distressing)
2
irksome(bad, hard, offensive, sorrowful)
2
painful(adjective, hard, difficult, offensive)
2
perturbing(bad, hard, offensive, sorrowful)
2
trying(adjective, hard, offensive, awkward)
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