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aggravating(adjective, painful)
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agonising
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anguishing(adjective, painful)
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antipathetic(adjective, adverse)
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awful
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bad
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besetting(adjective, painful)
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biting(adjective, painful)
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black
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bleak
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chafing(adjective, painful)
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cheerless
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cramping(adjective, painful)
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crushing(adjective, painful)
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cutting(adjective, painful)
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deep
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depressing
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detrimental(adjective, adverse)
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disagreeable(adjective, painful)
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dismaying
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