| distressing |
| bothersome(adjective, difficult, painful) |
| exigent(adjective, hard, difficult, heavy, severity) |
| humid(adjective, moist, close, warm, hot) |
| imperious(adjective, hard, domineering, tyrannical, authoritarian) |
| peremptory(adjective, severity, arrogant, haughty, dominant) |
| repressive(adjective, tyrannical) |
| totalitarian(adjective, tyrannical, dictatorial) |
| absolute(adjective, severity) |
| arbitrary(adjective, severity) |
| arrogant(adjective, severity, stale, haughty, dominant) |
| harrowing(adjective, painful) |
| high-handed(adjective, arrogant, haughty, dominant, commanding) |
| irksome(adjective, dull, difficult, boring, painful) |
| miserable(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark) |
| penal |
| rigid(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) |
| stern(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) |
| strenuous(adjective, dull, difficult, harsh, cruel) |
| uncomfortable(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, painful) |