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off-putting
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oppressive
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piteous(moving, emotional, touching)
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pitiable
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prophetic(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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sensitive(awkward, painful, uneasy, uncomfortable)
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sharp
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tender(moving, emotional, painful, touching)
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terrifying(disgusting, shocking, disturbing, scary)
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touching(moving, emotional, distressing, tragic)
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traumatic
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unbearable(awful, terrible, painful, dreadful)
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uncomfortable(awkward, painful, uneasy)
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unlucky
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unsatisfactory(inadequate, insufficient, disappointing)
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wearisome(hard, severe, offensive, irritating)
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wounding(awful, terrible, cruel, unkind)
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wretched
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arduous
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befuddling(noun, difficult, confusion, uncertainty)
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