45 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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disagreeable(adjective, bad, rough, nasty, offensive)
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severe(adjective, hard, rough, difficult, heavy)
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laborious(adjective, dull, difficulty, difficult, awkward)
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mean(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough)
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toilsome(adjective, hard, severe, difficulty, rough)
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agitating(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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consequential(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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discomforting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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discommoding(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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discomposing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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disconcerting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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discouraging(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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dismaying(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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foreboding(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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frightening(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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gloomy(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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impeding(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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ominous(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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pessimistic(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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prophetic(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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