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startling(adjective, hard, severe, astonishing)
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tiresome(adjective, hard, severe, irritating)
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unhappy(adjective, unpleasant, gloomy, miserable)
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woeful(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
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bad(adjective, poor, unhappy, unpleasant)
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burdensome(adjective, hard, severe, irritating)
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foreboding(adjective, hard, severe, distressing)
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hard(adjective, tough, severe, problematic)
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harrowing(adjective, awful, terrible, disgusting)
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horrible(adjective, great, awful, terrible)
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ominous(adjective, hard, severe, cruel)
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onerous(adjective, hard, severe, awful)
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pessimistic(adjective, hard, severe, distressing)
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provoking(adjective, hard, severe, distressing)
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sinister(adjective, hard, severe, distressing)
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threatening(adjective, hard, severe, distressing)
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uncertain(adjective, hard, severe, distressing)
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consequential(adjective, hard, severe, distressing)
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discomforting(adjective, hard, severe, distressing)
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discouraging(adjective, hard, severe, miserable)
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