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133 entries under severe topic. ×
| aggravating(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing) | |
| galling(adjective, tough, rough, offensive) | |
| irksome(adjective, hard, harsh, offensive) | |
| unendurable(adjective, extreme, endured, insufferable) | |
| vexing(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing) | |
| disquieting(adjective, hard, offensive, awful) | |
| grueling(adjective, hard, tough, difficult) | |
| heavy(adjective, hard, tough, difficult) | |
| torturing(adjective, shocking, upsetting, disturbing) | |
| worrisome(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing) | |
| demanding(hard, tough, difficult, harsh) | |
| dismaying(adjective, hard, offensive, shocking) | |
| effortful(tough, difficult, problematic, trying) | |
| exacting(adjective, tough, harsh, heavy) | |
| fierce(adjective, evil, sharp, nasty) | |
| harassing(hard, offensive, distressing, irritating) | |
| stiff(adjective, tough, rough, difficult) | |
| strenuous(adjective, hard, tough, difficult) | |
| troubling(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting) | |
| wearisome(adjective, hard, tough, difficult) |
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