33
distressed(verb, adjective, state, upset, dull)
28
sad(adjective, bad, hard, hurt, low)
27
upset(verb, adjective, trouble, hurt, bother)
26
anxious(adjective, state, upset, kind, worry)
25
disturbed(verb, adjective, state, upset, hurt)
23
sensitive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
22
difficult(adjective, hard, rough, unhappy, complex)
22
uneasy(adjective, upset, kind, worry, rough)
22
weighty(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
21
hard(adjective, rough, difficult, complex, painful)
21
perplexed(verb, adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
21
serious(adjective, hard, difficult, unhappy, gloomy)
20
oppressive(adjective, hard, difficult, sad, unhappy)
20
tough(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
20
worried(adjective, state, upset, hurt, kind)
19
sore(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, angry)
19
burdensome(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
19
complex(adjective, upset, hard, difficult, anxious)
19
complicated(adjective, upset, hard, difficult, complex)
19
grave(adjective, hard, difficult, unhappy, gloomy)
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