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upsetting(verb, irritating, aggravating)
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vexatious
4
vexing(verb, aggravating)
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antagonizing(verb, aggravating)
3
bothersome
3
brassy(vulgar, loud)
3
cacophonic(discordant, raucous, unharmonious, unmusical)
3
coarse(hard, severe, sharp, rough)
3
creaky
3
exacerbating(verb, aggravating)
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fierce
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inflaming(verb, aggravating)
3
perturbing(verb, aggravating)
3
riling(verb, displeasing)
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rusty(hard, severe, sharp, flat)
3
troublesome
3
uneven(hard, severe, sharp, rough)
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antagonistic(harsh, different, contrary, conflicting)
2
antipathetic(harsh, different, contrary, conflicting)
2
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