19 entries under severe topic. ×

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agonizing(adjective, tender, pain, raw)
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painful(adjective, miserable, painful, wretched)
22
excruciating(adjective, tender, pain, raw)
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torturous(adjective, pain, shocking, disturbing)
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terrible(adjective, bad, tender, horrible)
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torturing(verb, adjective, painful, shocking)
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tormenting(verb, adjective, tender, pain)
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disturbing(verb, adjective, offensive, awful)
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piercing(adjective, tender, raw, painful)
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unbearable(adjective, awful, terrible, painful)
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arduous(adjective, hard, difficult, tender)
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racking(adjective, shocking, distressing, upsetting)
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extreme(adjective, tender, awful, raw)
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intense(adjective, extreme, serious, distressing)
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unpleasant(adjective, hard, difficult, tender)
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difficult(adjective, hard, tender, offensive)
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sharp(tender, raw, burning, sore)
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tearing(shocking, distressing, upsetting, disturbing)
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burning(tender, raw, sore, stinging)
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