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24
disturbing(noun, verb, adjective, bad, moving)
23
distressing(adjective, hard, moving, happy)
15
painful(adjective, hard, offensive, disagreeable)
12
annoying(verb, adjective, hard, tough)
12
disconcerting(adjective, hard, weak, thin)
12
perturbing(verb, adjective, bad, hard)
12
troublesome(adjective, hard, tough, happy)
12
troubling(verb, adjective, bad, hard)
10
grievous(adjective, painful)
10
irritating(verb, adjective, hard, tough)
9
vexing(verb, adjective, hard, weak)
9
worrisome(adjective, hard, happy, pain)
8
bothersome(adjective, bad, hard, tough)
8
harassing(verb, adjective, hard, tough)
8
irksome(adjective, bad, hard, tough)
7
depressing(adjective, hard, offensive, unhappy)
7
offensive(adjective, poor, rude, unpleasant)
7
trying(adjective, hard, tough, disturbing)
6
agitating(verb, adjective, hard, great, moving)
6
awful(adjective, great, offensive, unpleasant)
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