5
bite(noun, cut, hurt, wrong, damage)
5
catastrophe(noun, distress, pain, depression, sadness)
5
crucifixion(noun, torment, suffering, anguish, punishment)
5
hardship(noun, worry, passion, strain, distress)
5
headache(noun, trouble, worry, passion, distress)
5
soreness(noun, hurt, distress, pain, sickness)
5
travail(noun, struggle, sickness, ache, anguishes)
5
twinge(noun, trouble, hurt, worry, passion)
4
disaster(noun, distress, pain, depression, sadness)
4
angst(noun, anxiety, pain, sorrow, torment)
4
bitterness(noun, distress, pain, sorrow, sadness)
4
burden(noun, worry, strain, distress, anxiety)
4
burn(noun, cut, hurt, wrong, damage)
4
discomfort(noun, trouble, hurt, worry, passion)
4
evil(noun, cut, hurt, wrong, damage)
4
grievousness(noun, pain, resentment, hostility, acrimony)
4
horror(noun, state, situation, unhappiness)
4
laceration(noun, hurt, wrong, damage, distress)
4
nightmare(noun, trouble, torment, misery, trial)
4
smarting(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
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