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agonizing(adjective, pain, sick, painful)
13
torturing(adjective, painful, distressing, disturbing)
10
aching(adjective, painful, paining)
10
tormenting(adjective, pain, sick, painful)
9
distressing(adjective, disturbing, punishing, paining)
8
smarting(adjective, painful, paining)
8
stinging(adjective, painful, paining)
7
afflicting(punishing, paining)
7
cramping(adjective, painful, paining)
7
throbbing(adjective, painful, paining)
7
wrenching(adjective, painful, paining)
6
paining
5
chafing(adjective, painful, paining)
5
chastening(adjective, punishing)
5
confining(adjective, punishing)
5
crucifying(adjective, punishing)
5
disciplining(adjective, punishing)
5
imprisoning(adjective, punishing)
5
incarcerating(adjective, punishing)
5
inflaming(adjective, painful, paining)
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APASmart Define. (2013). anguishing thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/anguishing/thesaurus/synonyms
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