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67 entries under painful topic. ×
| grievous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, harsh) | |
| hard-boiled(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| vengeful(adjective, tough, harsh, grim) | |
| afflictive(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| annoying(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| calamitous(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| cold-blooded(adjective, tough, harsh, grim) | |
| cold fish(expression, adjective, tough, harsh, grim) | |
| displeasing(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| distasteful(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| disturbing(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| galling(adjective, severe, harsh, unpleasant, heavy) | |
| hard as nails(expression, adjective, idiom, tough, severe) | |
| hardboiled(harsh, grim, bleak) | |
| heartbreaking(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| hurtful(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| offensive(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) | |
| perverse(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, grim) | |
| provoking(adjective, unpleasant, vicious, distressing) |
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