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uncomfortable(adjective, rough, painful, sickness, ache)
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unpleasant(adjective, tough, severe, sad, harsh)
9
afflictive(adjective, bad, rough, sad, tender)
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bad(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful)
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dangerous(adjective, help, great, tough, severe)
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excruciating(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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harrowing(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, painful)
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horrendous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, painful)
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horrid(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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odious(adjective, offensive, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
9
outrageous(adjective, severe, painful, atrocious)
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piteous(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
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rueful(adjective, bad, happy, sad, pain)
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shameful(adjective, bad, severe, awful, terrible)
9
wicked(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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aching(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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dejected(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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fearful(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
8
frightful(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
8
gloomy(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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