- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|824
- Abbreviations|0
76 entries under painful topic. ×
| pained(tender, uncomfortable) | |
| prickly(adjective, burning, stinging, tingly) | |
| sick at heart(expression, sad, distressing, sorry) | |
| upsetting(adjective, cruel, unkind, deplorable) | |
| wounded | |
| wretched(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable) | |
| affecting(sad, distressing, sorry, mournful) | |
| bloody | |
| chafed(adjective, tender, uncomfortable) | |
| heartrending(sad, distressing, sorry, mournful) | |
| heavy-hearted(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable) | |
| injured | |
| lamentable(adjective, sad, distressing, sorry) | |
| nagging(adjective, tender, burning, stinging) | |
| piteous(sad, distressing, sorry, mournful) | |
| plaintive(sad, unhappy, distressing, sorry) | |
| rueful(sad, distressing, upsetting, sorry) | |
| ruthful(sad, distressing, sorry, mournful) | |
| singing the blues(expression, sad, distressing, sorry) | |
| skinned |
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