2
jolting(trembling, shaking, vibrating)
2
off-putting
2
provoking(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
2
ruffling
2
troublous(adjective, happy, pain, disturbing)
2
unhinging
2
worrying(adjective, bad, hard, severe, offensive)
1
abashing(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
abashment(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
addling(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
ado(noun, uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment, puzzlement)
1
afflictive(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
1
aggravating(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
1
agitation(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
alarming(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
1
all-a-mort(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
1
awkward
1
baffling
1
baleful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
1
befuddlement(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
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