3
excruciating(adjective, severe, shocking, distressing, upsetting)
3
harrowing(adjective, severe, shocking, distressing, upsetting)
3
rend
3
tear(noun, splitting, ripping)
3
trigger-happy
2
bounding(verb, running)
2
crack(noun, splitting, ripping)
2
cutthroat
2
fission
2
intense(severe, distressing, disturbing, unbearable, agonizing)
2
lacerate
2
racing(verb, running)
2
racking(severe, shocking, distressing, upsetting, disturbing)
2
red
2
rent(noun, splitting, ripping)
2
rip(noun, splitting, ripping)
2
rough
2
savage
2
tormenting(adjective, severe, shocking, distressing, upsetting)
2
torturing(severe, shocking, distressing, upsetting, disturbing)
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