8
offensive(adjective, extreme, painful, endured, insufferable)
8
raw(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
8
stinging(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning)
8
troublesome(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
7
cutting(verb, adjective, strong, sharp, pain)
7
distressful(adjective, painful)
7
horrendous(adjective, painful, endured)
7
odious(adjective, painful, endured)
7
unpleasant(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
6
caustic(adjective, pain, painful, sickness, ache)
6
cringeworthy
6
inflamed(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
6
insupportable(adjective, extreme, painful, endured, intolerable)
6
poignant(adjective, strong, evil, nasty, harsh)
6
saddening(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes, agonizing)
6
smarting(adjective, tender, raw, painful, burning)
6
vicious(adjective, evil, nasty, harsh, intense)
5
bad(adjective, endured)
5
cramping(adjective, painful)
5
difficult(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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