15
acrimony(noun, force, passion, rise, temper)
14
sharpness(noun, temper, rudeness, disrespect, disdain)
13
harshness(noun, pain, speech, rudeness, resentment)
12
rage(noun, force, passion, rise, temper)
11
acerbity(noun, force, passion, energy, rise)
11
rigor(noun, easy, difficulty, want, mess)
11
severity(noun, force, passion, energy, rise)
10
bitterness(noun, temper, speech, anger, agitation)
10
hardship(noun, fix, easy, difficulty, burden)
9
grimness(noun, severity, harshness, strictness, sternness)
9
rigour
8
bloodlust
7
astringency(noun, speech, sharpness, severity, bitterness)
7
austerity(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, torment)
7
rancour(noun, animosity)
7
roughness(noun, temper, rudeness, difference, bias)
7
sarcasm(noun, pain, speech, resentment, hostility)
7
virulence(noun, pain, speech, resentment, hostility)
6
difficulty(noun, trouble, fix, easy, temper)
6
rigorousness(noun, harshness, sternness)
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