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8
unfortunate
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7
lamentable
7
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7
tormenting(verb, adjective, painful, aggravating)
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6
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6
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cringeworthy
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discomposing(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
6
embarrassing(noun, adjective, bad, hard, severe)
6
exasperating(verb, adjective, awkward, uneasy, distressing)
6
mournful
6
perplexing(noun, adjective, hard, tough, severe)
6
poignant(adjective, moving, emotional, painful, touching)
6
regrettable
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terrible(adjective, great, awful, disgusting, cheap)
6
worrying(adjective, bad, hard, tough, severe)
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