4
malefic(adjective, negative, harmful, threatening, injurious)
4
nocuous(adjective, cruel, negative, unkind, distressing)
4
offensive(adjective, bad, severe, rude, unpleasant)
4
oppressive(adjective, painful)
4
saddening(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
sinister(adjective, bad, nasty, offensive, negative)
4
smarting(adjective, tender, pain, raw, painful)
4
tedious(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
terrible(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
unhealthy(adjective, offensive, foul, disgusting, distressing)
4
unwholesome(adjective, offensive, foul, disgusting, harmful)
4
upsetting(adjective, offensive, awful, terrible, cruel)
3
abrasive(adjective, manner)
3
achy(adjective, tender, pain, painful, burning)
3
antagonistic(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
3
catastrophic(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, deadly)
3
corrosive(adjective, malevolent)
3
counterproductive
3
cramping(adjective, painful)
3
disserviceable
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