7
confused(adjective, complicated)
7
embarrassing(noun, adjective, hard, severe, difficulty)
7
equivocal(adjective, obscure, rough, difficult, dark)
7
labyrinthine(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
7
recondite(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
6
convoluted(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
6
cringeworthy
6
disconcerting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, disturbing)
6
impenetrable
6
opaque(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, unfathomable)
6
thorny(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, complex)
6
unclear(adjective, hard, obscure, rough, difficult)
6
vague(adjective, clear, obscure, rough, difficult)
5
arcane(adjective, obscure, difficult, dark, strange)
5
disturbing(noun, adjective, obscure, difficult, uncertainty)
5
indefinite(unclear, indistinct, indistinguishable)
5
inexplicable(adjective, hard, dark, strange, uncertain)
5
paradoxical(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, uncertainty)
5
problematic(adjective, hard, tough, fancy, rough)
5
twisted(adjective, confused)
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