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agonizing(moving, awful, terrible, painful)
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confounding(noun, verb, difficult, confusion)
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disastrous
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dismaying(hard, severe, offensive, disgusting)
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frightening(hard, severe, offensive, disgusting)
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inconvenient(hard, severe, offensive, awkward)
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infuriating(verb, aggravating)
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jarring(verb, irritating, agitating)
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severe(hard, great, tough, offensive)
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unpleasant(hard, tough, severe, offensive)
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alarming(hard, severe, offensive, disgusting)
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bewildering(awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable)
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calamitous
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difficult(hard, tough, severe, offensive)
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disagreeable(hard, severe, offensive, rude)
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disruptive(trouble, happy, confusion, pain)
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enraging(verb, aggravating)
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gloomy(hard, severe, sad, offensive)
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grating(verb, irritating, aggravating)
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hurtful(offensive, awful, terrible, cruel)
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