13
troublesome(adjective, bad, hard, severe, evil)
12
miserable(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
12
sour(adjective, bad, hard, severe, evil)
11
cruel(adjective, mean, hard, cool, tough)
11
difficult(adjective, hard, severe, evil, rough)
11
nauseous(adjective, offensive, disgusting, horrible, painful)
11
unattractive(adjective, bad, nasty, plain, offensive)
11
undesirable(noun, adjective, bad, pain, offensive)
11
unpleasing(adjective, pain, awful, terrible, horrible)
10
grievous(adjective, tough, severe, sad, harsh)
10
hideous(adjective, nasty, awful, terrible, disgusting)
10
rough(adjective, hard, severe, nasty, difficult)
10
rude(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
10
sore(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
10
surly(adjective, mean, nasty, harsh, rude)
10
uncomfortable(adjective, tender, raw, painful, sickness)
10
unhappy(adjective, bad, nasty, sad, offensive)
10
unsavoury(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, yuck)
9
forbidding(adjective, person, tough, harsh, offensive)
9
ill-natured(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, rude)
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