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198 entries under painful topic. ×
| damaging(adjective, severe) | |
| grueling(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible) | |
| hurting(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| inflamed(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes) | |
| vicious(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, horrible) | |
| distasteful(adjective, hard, severe, tender, offensive) | |
| affecting(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain) | |
| brutal(adjective, tough, harsh, unpleasant, cruel) | |
| heart-rending(adjective, severe, awful, miserable, grim) | |
| smarting(adjective, tender, raw, burning) | |
| stinging(adjective, tender, raw, burning) | |
| wounding(adjective, severe) | |
| aggravating | |
| annoying(adjective, hard, rough, unpleasant, vicious) | |
| austere(adjective, tough, harsh, cruel, grim) | |
| crushing(adjective, difficult, sad, awful, grim) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, tough, severe, rough) | |
| galling(adjective, hard, rough, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| harsh(adjective, hard, tough, rough, difficult) | |
| irksome |
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