stressful (adj.)
- adverse
- antagonistic
- conflicting
- contrary
- counter
- counteractive
- detrimental
- difficult
- draining
- exhausting
- grueling
- hard
- harmful
- hostile
- inimical
- killing
- miserable
- opposed
- opposing
- opposite
- punishing
- rigorous
- sinister
- straining
- tiresome
- tiring
- toilsome
- troublesome
- troublous
- trying
- unfavorable
- untoward
- wearing
- wearisome
- wearying
- wretched