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irritating(verb, painful, paining)
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penalizing(verb, punishing)
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persecuting(verb, punishing)
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punishing(verb, punishing)
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trying(verb, painful, punishing)
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suffering(verb, sick, distressing, disturbing)
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tortuous(distressing, disturbing, punishing)
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torturous(pain, distressing, disturbing, tormenting)
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anguished(sick, tormenting, stricken, hospitalized)
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annoying
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arduous
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besetting
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burdensome(painful, punishing)
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crushing
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gnawing
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grueling
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miserable(sick, painful, tormenting, stricken)
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painful(painful, tormenting)
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piercing
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stabbing
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