13
pain(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
9
anguish(noun, pain, resentment, hostility, acrimony)
8
distress(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
7
torment(noun, pain)
6
bitterness(noun, resentment, acrimony, unpleasantness)
5
ache(noun, pain, sensitivity, soreness)
5
agony(noun, pain, resentment, hostility, acrimony)
5
difficulty(noun, situation, problem, embarrassment, adversity)
5
discomfort(noun, pain, embarrassment, unease)
5
irritation(noun, pain, soreness)
5
soreness(noun, pain, affection, irritation, ache)
4
affliction(noun, pain)
4
badness(evil, bane, inexpedience, disagreeableness, unlikableness)
4
inflammation(noun, pain, affection, irritation, ache)
4
misery(noun, pain)
4
severity
4
suffering(noun, pain)
3
annoyance
3
arduousness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
3
grief(noun, pain)
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