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suffering(adjective, pain, agony)
11
anguishing(adjective, pain, torment, torture)
10
agonizing(adjective, pain, torment, torture)
10
distressing(adjective, pain, torment, torture)
10
excruciating(adjective, pain, torment, torture)
10
harrowing(adjective, pain, torment, torture)
10
tortuous(adjective, pain, torment, torture)
6
trying(adjective, torment, torture)
5
bothersome(adjective, torment, torture)
5
harrying(adjective, torment, torture)
5
plaguing(adjective, torment, torture)
5
punishing(adjective, torment, torture)
5
racking(adjective, pain, agony)
5
tormenting(adjective, pain, agony)
5
troubling(adjective, torment, torture)
5
vexing(adjective, torment, torture)
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disturbing(adjective, pain, agony)
4
extreme(adjective, pain, agony)
4
fierce(adjective, pain, agony)
4
intense(adjective, pain, agony)
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