4
cutting(adjective, cruel, painful, unkind, upsetting)
4
difficult(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
grief(noun, pain, sorrow)
4
grueling(adjective, painful)
4
headache(noun, pain, physical pain, throbbing)
4
in pain(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, cut)
4
injuring(verb, injuring)
4
irritated(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, delicate)
4
nagging(adjective, tender, pain, painful, burning)
4
offending(verb, adjective, injuring)
4
pining(noun, verb, sorrow, sadness, will)
4
racking(verb, paining)
4
saddening(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
4
tedious(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
3
acute(adjective, sharp, delicate, tender, painful)
3
afflicting(verb, paining)
3
all torn up(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, cut)
3
anguished(adjective, upset, rough, harsh, miserable)
3
annoying(adjective, tender, painful, uncomfortable)
3
anxious
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