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21
throbbing(verb, adjective, hurt, tender)
15
smarting(verb, adjective, upset, hurt)
15
stinging(verb, adjective, hard, hurt)
11
suffering(verb, adjective, upset, cut)
10
ache(hurt, distress, pain, protest)
7
pain(hurt, distress, protest, tenderness)
6
hurt(adjective, upset, distress, rough)
6
yearning
5
gripe(hurt, distress, pain, protest)
5
longing(verb, will, self-discipline, tear-jerker)
4
grief(pain, sorrow)
4
headache(pain, physical pain, throbbing)
4
pining(verb, sorrow, sadness, will)
3
backache(pain, throbbing)
3
cramp(hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
3
distress(hurt, pain, protest, tenderness)
3
earache
3
languishing(verb, sorrow, sadness, grief)
3
otalgia
3
pang(hurt, distress, pain, protest)
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