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