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15
stinging(noun, verb, adjective, hard, hurt)
14
sore(noun, adjective, upset, hard, severe)
13
painful(adjective, sharp, rough, delicate, tender)
12
throbbing(noun, verb, adjective, hard, hurt)
10
pain(noun, hurt, distress, pain, wound)
9
ache(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
8
pang(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
8
sting(noun, verb, hurt, distress, pain)
7
burn(noun, verb, hurt, distress, pain)
7
irritated(adjective, hurt, delicate, tender, raw)
6
piercing(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, tender)
6
tender(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, delicate)
5
affliction(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
5
agony(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
5
burning(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, tender)
5
cramp(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
5
discomfort(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
5
distress(noun, hurt, pain, tenderness, agony)
5
hurt(noun, adjective, distress, rough, pain)
5
inflamed(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, delicate)
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