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painful(adjective, hard, rough, pain)
11
grievous(adjective, bad, rough, sad)
11
sore(adjective, pain, raw, painful)
10
distressing(adjective, rough, pain, unpleasant)
7
hurtful(adjective, hard, severe, pain)
6
aching(adjective, pain, cruel, raw)
5
agonizing(adjective, hard, rough, raw)
5
distasteful(adjective, hard, severe, offensive)
5
excruciating(adjective, raw, painful, burning)
5
unpleasant(adjective, sad, offensive, sorrow)
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dire(adjective, hard, severe, unpleasant)
4
hurting(cruel, raw, unkind, burning)
4
severe(adjective, hard, awful, heavy)
4
sharp(adjective, raw, burning, sore)
4
uncomfortable(adjective, rough, raw, painful)
3
harrowing(miserable, raw, wretched, burning)
3
stinging(adjective, raw, painful, burning)
3
tormenting(raw, burning, sore, stinging)
3
troublesome(adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable)
2
awful(adjective, terrible, miserable, raw)
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