3
trying(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning)
3
umbrageous(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
3
unbearable(adjective, painful)
3
unhappy(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
3
warped(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
2
aggravating(adjective, painful)
2
angina
2
bothersome(adjective, painful)
2
craving(noun, longing)
2
discomfort(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
2
grieving(sorrow, grief)
2
hankering(noun, will, longing, self-discipline, tear-jerker)
2
heartburn
2
homesickness
2
horrendous(adjective, painful)
2
injury(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
2
insufferable(adjective, painful)
2
irksome(adjective, painful)
2
miffed(adjective, upset, cut, hurt, hit)
2
odious(adjective, painful)
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