2
sensitive(adjective, awkward, painful, uneasy, uncomfortable)
2
sharp(adjective, painful)
2
tender(adjective, moving, emotional, painful, touching)
2
terrifying(adjective, disgusting, shocking, disturbing, scary)
2
touching(adjective, moving, emotional, distressing, tragic)
2
traumatic
2
unbearable(adjective, awful, terrible, painful, dreadful)
2
uncomfortable(adjective, awkward, painful, uneasy)
2
unlucky
2
unsatisfactory(adjective, inadequate, insufficient, disappointing)
2
wearisome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, irritating)
2
wounding(adjective, awful, terrible, cruel, unkind)
2
wretched
1
abashing(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
abashment(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
addling(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
affecting(moving, emotional, touching, distressing, tragic)
1
agitation(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
1
angering
1
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