4
upset(noun, verb)
4
woeful(adjective, offensive, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
3
awkward(adjective, tough, uneasy, tricky, problematic)
3
bad(adjective, poor, offensive, unhappy, unpleasant)
3
bothering(verb, aggravating)
3
burdensome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, irritating)
3
catastrophic
3
chafing(verb, aggravating)
3
cheerless
3
confusion(noun, adjective, uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment)
3
dark
3
dismal
3
dreadful(adjective, great, awful, terrible, disgusting)
3
excruciating(adjective, awkward, painful, shocking, uneasy)
3
foreboding(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
3
fretting(verb, aggravating)
3
hard(adjective, tough, severe, offensive, problematic)
3
harrowing(adjective, offensive, awful, terrible, disgusting)
3
heartbreaking(adjective, moving, sad, miserable, shocking)
3
horrible(adjective, great, offensive, awful, terrible)
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