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101 entries under painful topic. ×
| Herculean(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, awkward) | |
| crushing | |
| irritating(adjective, dull, tough, severe, boring) | |
| smarting(adjective, tender, raw, burning) | |
| stinging(adjective, tender, raw, burning) | |
| tedious(adjective, dull, difficult, tender, boring) | |
| bothersome(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult) | |
| challenging(adjective, hard, great, tough, severe) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, tender, raw, burning) | |
| irksome(adjective, dull, difficulty, difficult, heavy) | |
| titanic(tough, severe, problematic, trying) | |
| torturing | |
| wrenching | |
| acute | |
| anguishing | |
| annoying(adjective, dull, boring, tedious) | |
| besetting | |
| bitter | |
| cramping | |
| cutting |
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