3
aggravating(verb, aggravating)
3
awful(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
3
captious(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
3
cynical
3
demanding(hard, tough, severe, harsh, cross)
3
disagreeable(adjective, painful, burning, upsetting, irritating)
3
distasteful(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
3
disturbing(verb, aggravating)
3
insistent
3
irritating(verb, aggravating)
3
niggling(adjective, severe, harsh, critical, uneasy)
3
overcritical(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
3
painful(adjective, tender, pain, gloomy, burning)
3
seductive
3
sneaking(adjective, uneasy)
3
troublesome(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, painful)
3
trying(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, painful)
3
unpleasant(adjective, painful, burning, upsetting, irritating)
3
urgent
3
urging(verb, compelling)
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