27 entries under adjective topic. ×

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agonizing(severe, painful, shocking, disturbing)
11
excruciating(severe, painful, shocking, distressing)
11
harrowing(severe, painful, shocking, distressing)
9
torturous(severe, shocking, distressing, upsetting)
7
agonising
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racking(verb, severe, shocking, distressing)
7
tormenting(verb, severe, painful, shocking)
6
aching(painful, paining)
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distressing(shocking, upsetting, disturbing, unbearable)
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painful(severe, painful, shocking, upsetting)
4
torturesome
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worrying(noun, sickness, ache, anguishes)
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piercing
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raging
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severe
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unbearable(severe, painful, agonizing, excruciating)
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acute
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distorting
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distressful
1
extreme(severe, distressing, disturbing, unbearable)
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