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clutter(noun, uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment, puzzlement)
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contradictory
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cramped
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critical(difficulty, delicate, awkward, complicated)
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delicate(hard, difficulty, awkward, uneasy, tricky)
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discomfiting(noun, adjective, difficult, confusion, uncertainty)
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dubious(strange, odd, unclear, indistinct, indistinguishable)
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dumbfounding(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
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elaborate(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, complex)
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embroiling(noun, verb, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil)
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flabbergasting
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funny(adjective, strange, odd, bizarre, peculiar)
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harassing(verb, hard, tough, severe, offensive)
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insoluble
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irregular(odd, bizarre, outlandish)
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irritating(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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knotted(adjective, complicated)
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nonplussing
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obscuring(noun, verb, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil)
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perturbing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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