3
wrenching(verb, paining)
2
chafing(verb, paining)
2
dismal(adjective, pain)
2
inflaming(verb, paining)
2
judging(verb, punishing)
2
painful
2
pathetic(adjective, pain)
2
suffering(verb, paining)
2
vexatious(adjective, distressing, bothersome)
1
affecting
1
afflicter
1
afflictive
1
aggrieving
1
ailing
1
boring
1
cheerless(adjective, pain)
1
damaging
1
deplorable
1
depressing(adjective, pain)
1
discommoding
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