3
upsetting(verb, aggravating)
3
wearing(noun, verb, friction, chafing)
2
abradant
2
abrading(noun, verb, chafing)
2
aggravating(verb, aggravating, chafing)
2
anxiety
2
anxious
2
bothering(verb, irritating, aggravating)
2
cantankerous(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
2
crabby(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, irritable)
2
critical(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, irritable)
2
filing(contact, abrasion, rubbing)
2
grumbling(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, emotional)
2
grumpy(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, irritable)
2
harassment
2
hassling(verb, irritating, aggravating)
2
hasty(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
irking(verb, irritating, aggravating)
2
irritable(adjective, mean, cross, grumpy, crabby)
2
lather(state, flap)
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