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distressing(sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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mangled
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oppressed
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vexed(anxious, unsettled, worried, agitated)
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arduous(difficult, tortuous, labored)
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artificial(difficult, tortuous, labored)
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awkward(difficult, tortuous, labored)
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clumsy(difficult, tortuous)
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contrived(difficult, tortuous, labored)
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difficult(tortuous, labored)
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distressful
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effortful(difficult, tortuous)
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excruciating
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forced(difficult, tortuous, labored)
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hard(difficult, tortuous)
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harrowing
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heavy(difficult, tortuous)
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inept(difficult, tortuous)
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leaden(difficult, tortuous, labored)
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maladroit(difficult, tortuous)
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