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hurting(verb, painful, sickness, ache)
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miserable(mean, poor, low, sad)
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pathetic(mean, poor, low, sad)
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piercing(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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poignant(strong, moving, sad, unhappy)
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sharp(severe, intense, painful, sickness)
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tragic(bad, awful, terrible, wretched)
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unfortunate(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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wretched(mean, low, sad, miserable)
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calamitous(severe, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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racking(verb, strong, violent, shocking)
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regrettable(wrong, miserable, inadequate, wretched)
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saddening(sickness, ache, anguishes)
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afflictive(rough, tender, pain, unpleasant)
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bothersome(severe, difficult, offensive, unpleasant)
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dismal(mean, poor, low, pain)
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doleful(sad, miserable, wretched, sorrowful)
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dreary(sad, pain, unhappy, sorrow)
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extreme(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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heavy(tough, severe, rough, difficult)
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