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| discouraging(hard, severe, offensive, miserable) | |
| dispiriting(sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable) | |
| displeasing(poor, offensive, unpleasant, disgusting) | |
| exacerbating(verb, aggravating) | |
| extreme(great, awful, terrible, painful) | |
| funereal(sad, miserable, shocking, frightening) | |
| ghastly(awful, terrible, disgusting, shocking) | |
| harmful(awful, terrible, cruel, unkind) | |
| heart-rending | |
| heartrending(moving, emotional, touching, sorrowful) | |
| hideous(awful, terrible, disgusting, shocking) | |
| horrifying(disgusting, shocking, distressing, disturbing) | |
| hurting(cruel, painful, unkind, deplorable) | |
| inappropriate(cruel, unkind) | |
| inauspicious | |
| injurious(awful, terrible, cruel, unkind) | |
| inopportune(awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable, disturbing) | |
| intrusive(happy, pain, disturbing) | |
| laborious(hard, severe, offensive, distressing) | |
| nerve-wracking |
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