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gloomy(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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glum(adjective, tough, harsh, sullen)
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ill-humored(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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strained(adjective, anxious, nervous, unstable)
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unsettled(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried)
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unsociable(adjective, tough, harsh, sullen)
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acid(tough, harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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acrid(tough, harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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acrimonious(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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alarmed(adjective, anxious, nervous, unstable)
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blunt(tough, harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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brusque(adjective, tough, keen, harsh, violent)
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churlish(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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difficult(tough, harsh, critical, grumpy)
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ill at ease(expression, adjective, idiom, anxious)
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misanthropic(tough, harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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nasty-tempered(tough, harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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saturnine(tough, harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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tart(tough, harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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tormented(upset, anxious, unsettled, tense)
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