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maddening
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miserable
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pitiful(moving, awful, terrible, dreadful)
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rankling(verb, aggravating, festering)
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shocking(great, offensive, awful, terrible)
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sorrowful(bad, moving, awful, terrible)
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startling(hard, severe, offensive, astonishing)
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teasing(verb, aggravating)
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terrific(great, intense, huge, massive)
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tiresome(hard, severe, offensive, irritating)
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troublous(happy, pain, disturbing)
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unhappy(offensive, unpleasant, gloomy, miserable)
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woeful(offensive, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
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awkward(tough, uneasy, tricky, problematic)
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bad(poor, offensive, unhappy, unpleasant)
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burdensome(hard, severe, offensive, irritating)
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catastrophic
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cheerless
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confusion(noun, uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment)
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dismal
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