3
worrying(adjective, uneasy, upsetting, irritating, annoying)
2
carping(noun, adjective, severe, harsh, cross)
2
pressing(verb, compelling)
2
scolding(verb, cussing)
2
dreadful(adjective, painful, burning, upsetting, worrying)
2
exasperating(verb, aggravating)
2
harrying(verb, aggravating)
2
haunting
2
nag(noun, distress, pain, misery, suffering)
2
rankling(verb, aggravating)
2
vexing(verb, aggravating)
2
afflictive(adjective, pain, painful, burning, upsetting)
2
agonizing(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
2
annoyance(noun, distress, pain, misery, suffering)
2
antagonizing(verb, aggravating)
2
arduous(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, painful)
2
baiting(verb, aggravating)
2
biting(adjective, severe, harsh, painful, critical)
2
bothersome
2
burning(adjective, painful, stinging, tingly)
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