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bothersome(hard, tough, severe, offensive)
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dolorous(sad, pain, unhappy, miserable)
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frightful
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heinous
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horrible
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horrid(bad, offensive, foul, shocking)
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horrifying
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insupportable(extreme, endured, insufferable, unbearable)
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obnoxious(bad, pain, offensive, unpleasant)
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offensive(bad, severe, unpleasant, awful)
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onerous(hard, tough, severe, difficult)
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painstaking
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shocking(vulgarity, endured)
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sorrowful(upset, sad, awful, miserable)
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worrying(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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abhorrent(offensive, unpleasant, disgusting, tasteless)
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achy(tender, pain, burning, stinging)
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aggravating(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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awkward(difficult, slow, unpleasant, tricky)
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disgusting(bad, offensive, foul, revolting)
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