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