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biting(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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grievous(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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severe(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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tender(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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torturing(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
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troublesome(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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wrenching(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
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pain(noun, hurt, distress, protest, tenderness)
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unpleasant(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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cramping(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
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afflictive(adjective, hard, severe, rough, tender)
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awful(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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caustic(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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dire(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
6
dreadful(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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extreme(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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hurt(noun, adjective, upset, distress, rough)
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inflamed(adjective, delicate, tender, raw, painful)
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paining(verb, paining)
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sharp(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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