6
perturbing(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain)
6
tiresome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, disturbing)
5
painful(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
4
aggravating(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
4
agonizing(adjective, troublesome)
4
harassing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
4
harrowing
4
niggling
4
pesky
4
sad
4
uneasy(adjective, awkward, uncomfortable, irritating, troublesome)
4
unreassuring
4
wearisome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, disturbing)
4
weighty(adjective, difficult, troublesome)
3
anxious(adjective, troublesome)
3
difficult(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward)
3
disconcerting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward)
3
dismaying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
3
galling
3
inconvenient(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, disturbing)
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