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awful(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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biting(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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bleak(sad, dark, miserable, dim, depressing)
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burning(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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caustic(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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cheerless(dark, miserable, dim, depressing, disheartening)
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difficult(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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dire(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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disheartening(verb, sad, dark, miserable, dim)
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dreadful(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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excruciating(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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extreme(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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hard(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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hurtful(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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hurting(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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inflamed(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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piercing(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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plaintive(adjective, gloomy, sorrowful, pathetic, mournful)
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raw(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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severe(adjective, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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