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onerous(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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painful(hard, severe, tricky, distressing)
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severe(hard, tough, tricky, distressing)
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toilsome(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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troubling(verb, hard, severe, awkward)
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trying(hard, tough, severe, difficult)
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unpleasant(hard, tough, severe, tricky)
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vexing(adjective, hard, severe, tricky)
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worrisome(hard, severe, awkward, uneasy)
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worrying(adjective, hard, tough, severe)
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aggravating(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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agitating(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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consequential(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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discomforting(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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discouraging(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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foreboding(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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frightening(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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gloomy(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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impeding(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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ominous(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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