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dismaying(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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embarrassing(bad, hard, severe, sorrowful)
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provoking(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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burdensome(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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consequential(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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difficult(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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disagreeable(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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inconvenient(adjective, hard, severe, distressing)
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laborious(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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ominous(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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onerous(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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painful(hard, moving, severe, touching)
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pessimistic(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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prophetic(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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sinister(hard, severe, distressing, upsetting)
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