10
tender(adjective, moving, sharp, delicate, raw)
10
upsetting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, awful)
9
atrocious(adjective, severe, evil, nasty, harsh)
9
deplorable(adjective, awful, miserable, grim, wretched)
9
depressing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, gloomy)
9
hurting(adjective, sad, tender, pain, raw)
9
intense(adjective, moving, severe, sharp, harsh)
9
monstrous(adjective, severe, evil, nasty, harsh)
9
odious(adjective, bad, offensive, foul, disgusting)
9
poignant(adjective, hard, moving, evil, sharp)
9
racking(adjective, severe, sharp, intense, shocking)
9
wretched(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, sorry)
8
annoying(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp)
8
horrendous(adjective, endured)
8
intolerable(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, awful)
8
stabbing
8
unspeakable(adjective, endured)
8
vexatious(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
8
violent(adjective, severe, intense, terrible, extreme)
7
unpalatable(adjective, like, pain, offensive, unpleasant)
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