51 entries under severe topic. ×

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inconvenient(hard, offensive, awkward, tricky)
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irksome(hard, tough, offensive, tricky)
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laborious(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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onerous(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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painful(hard, offensive, tricky, distressing)
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toilsome(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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troubling(verb, hard, offensive, awkward)
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trying(hard, tough, difficult, offensive)
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unpleasant(hard, tough, offensive, tricky)
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unsettling(noun, adjective, hard, uncertainty)
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vexing(adjective, hard, offensive, tricky)
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worrisome(hard, offensive, awkward, uneasy)
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worrying(adjective, hard, tough, offensive)
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aggravating(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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agitating(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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consequential(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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discomforting(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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discouraging(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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foreboding(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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frightening(hard, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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