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disconcerting(adjective, severe, offensive, awkward)
2
bothersome(adjective, bad, severe, uncertain)
2
burdensome(severe, offensive, distressing, irritating)
2
discommoding(severe, offensive, awkward, uneasy)
2
onerous(severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
2
perplexing(adjective, severe, offensive, awkward)
2
provoking(severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
2
tiresome(severe, offensive, distressing, irritating)
2
troublesome(severe, offensive, awkward, irritating)
2
trying(severe, offensive, awkward, distressing)
2
unpleasant(adjective, severe, offensive, gloomy)
2
wearisome(severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
disagreeable(adjective, severe, difficult, offensive)
1
discouraging(severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
embarrassing(adjective, bad, severe, offensive)
1
inconvenient(severe, offensive, awkward, uneasy)
1
severe(adjective, offensive, gloomy, uncertain)
1
threatening(severe, offensive, distressing, treacherous)
0
consequential(severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
0
foreboding(severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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