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worrisome(noun, adjective, hard, excitement)
18
distressing(adjective, hard, offensive, uncertain)
13
disturbing(adjective, bad, hard, heavy)
12
troubling(verb, adjective, bad, hard)
11
disquieting(adjective, bad, hard, offensive)
10
troublesome(adjective, hard, tough, heavy)
9
vexing(adjective, hard, offensive, upsetting)
8
annoying(adjective, hard, offensive, upsetting)
8
irritating(adjective, hard, tough, uncertain)
8
painful(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing)
8
perturbing(adjective, bad, hard, offensive)
7
irksome(adjective, bad, hard, heavy)
6
bothersome(adjective, bad, hard, tough)
6
harassing(verb, hard, tough, pain)
6
upsetting(adjective, bad, hard, tough)
5
burdensome(adjective, hard, offensive, heavy)
4
aggravating(adjective, hard, offensive, uncertain)
4
alarming(adjective, hard, offensive, upsetting)
4
difficult(adjective, tough, upsetting, weighty)
4
disconcerting(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing)
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