3
unbearable(adjective, painful)
3
uncomfortable(adjective, painful)
3
unfortunate(adjective, adverse)
3
unsettling(adjective, happy, pain, disturbing)
3
wretched
2
aching(adjective, painful)
2
arduous(adjective, painful)
2
catastrophic(adjective, adverse)
2
cruel(adjective, painful)
2
disruptive(adjective, happy, pain, disturbing)
2
dreary
2
fierce
2
gnawing(adjective, painful)
2
grueling(adjective, painful)
2
hard(adjective, adverse)
2
hurtful(adjective, painful)
2
insufferable(adjective, painful)
2
intense
2
irritating(adjective, painful)
2
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