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5
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5
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5
disastrous
5
dismaying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, disgusting)
5
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5
inconvenient(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward)
5
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jarring(verb, adjective, irritating, agitating)
5
mean(cruel, disgusting, cheap, shocking, disagreeable)
5
overthrow(noun, verb)
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severe(adjective, hard, great, tough, offensive)
5
unpleasant(adjective, hard, tough, severe, offensive)
4
abominable
4
alarming(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, disgusting)
4
bewildering(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable)
4
calamitous
4
capsizing(verb, deranging, inverting)
4
difficult(adjective, hard, tough, severe, offensive)
4
disagreeable(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, rude)
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