5
annoying(adjective, painful)
4
crushing(adjective, painful)
4
grueling(adjective, painful)
4
bothersome(adjective, painful)
4
burdensome(adjective, painful)
4
common(adjective, generality)
4
irksome(adjective, painful)
4
oppressive(adjective, painful)
4
painful(adjective, painful)
4
troublesome(adjective, painful)
4
trying(adjective, painful)
3
aching(adjective, painful)
3
agonizing(adjective, painful)
3
anguishing(adjective, painful)
3
arduous(adjective, painful)
3
cramping(adjective, painful)
3
epidemic(noun, generality)
3
excruciating(adjective, painful)
3
gnawing(adjective, painful)
3
harrowing(adjective, painful)
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