2
perplexing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward)
2
pitiful
2
provoking(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
2
roiling(verb, deranging)
2
roughening(verb, deranging)
2
ruffling(verb, deranging)
2
sorry
2
tiresome(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, irritating)
2
troublesome(hard, severe, offensive, awkward, irritating)
2
trying(hard, severe, offensive, awkward, distressing)
2
tumbling(verb, deranging)
2
uncomfortable(awkward, uneasy, distressing)
2
unpleasant(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, gloomy)
2
unreassuring
2
wearisome(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
afflicting
1
ailing
1
anaesthetizing
1
anesthetizing
1
anguishing
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