158 entries under painful topic. ×

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bothersome(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, awful)
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cumbersome(adjective, difficult, harsh, big, heavy)
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hostile(adjective, mean, hard, tough, evil)
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immoderate(adjective, harsh, intense, exceptional, unreasonable)
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intolerable(adjective, hard, tough, rough, difficult)
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miserable(adjective, mean, simple, poor, inferior)
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smarting(adjective, tender, raw, burning)
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unjust(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude)
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upsetting(adjective, hard, great, tough, offensive)
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afflictive(adjective, hard, tender, awful, heavy)
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aggravating(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing)
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annoying(adjective, hard, tender, offensive)
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cramping
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crucial(adjective, tough, big, heavy, deep)
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hard-boiled(adjective, calm, strong, hard, tough)
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horrendous
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insufferable
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irksome(adjective, hard, rough, difficult, heavy)
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not easy(expression, idiom, tough, problematic)
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odious(adjective, bad, offensive, intense, dark)
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