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dreadful(great, awful, terrible, disgusting)
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excruciating(awkward, painful, shocking, uneasy)
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foreboding(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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hard(tough, severe, offensive, problematic)
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harrowing(offensive, awful, terrible, disgusting)
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heartbreaking(moving, sad, miserable, shocking)
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horrible(great, offensive, awful, terrible)
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inflaming(verb, aggravating)
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melancholy
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moving(emotional, touching, distressing, tragic)
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nerve-racking
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ominous(hard, severe, offensive, cruel)
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onerous(hard, severe, offensive, awful)
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pathetic(moving, awful, terrible, dreadful)
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pessimistic(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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pestering(verb, aggravating)
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provoking(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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puzzling(awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable)
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restructuring(verb, revolting, revolutionary)
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sinister(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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