3
taxing(adjective, difficult, irritating, troublesome, disorderly)
3
troublous(adjective, happy, pain, disturbing)
3
unnerving(adjective, upsetting, irritating, troublesome, worrying)
3
unsettling(adjective, hard, severe, happy, pain)
2
demanding(adjective, difficult, troublesome, disorderly, unruly)
2
embarrassing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awkward)
2
frightening(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
2
frustrating
2
incommodious(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable, troublesome)
2
lamentable
2
nagging
2
nerve-racking
2
nerve-wracking
2
nervous(adjective, troublesome)
2
onerous(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, offensive)
2
oppressive(adjective, difficult, troublesome, disorderly, unruly)
2
pestiferous
2
pitiful
2
provoking(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
2
sneaking
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