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harmful(severe, painful)
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heartbreaking(mean, poor, low, sad)
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intolerable(hard, tough, severe, rough)
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offensive(severe, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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onerous(hard, severe, difficult, harsh)
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piercing(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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tearful(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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throbbing(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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unhappy(sad, sorrow, depression, suffer)
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acute(heavy, painful, major, dangerous)
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biting(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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burning(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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catastrophic(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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dark(bad, tough, severe, sad)
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egregious(bad, severe, painful)
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extreme(painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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gross(awful, terrible, horrible, obvious)
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hideous(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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joyless(sad, pain, sorrow, depression)
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poignant(unhappy, unpleasant, gloomy, miserable)
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