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agonizing(adjective, pain, shocking, disturbing)
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excruciating(adjective, pain, shocking, disturbing)
18
harrowing(adjective, pain, shocking, disturbing)
18
painful(adjective, shocking, upsetting, disturbing)
12
tormenting(adjective, pain, shocking, distressing)
11
torturing(adjective, shocking, distressing, upsetting)
7
intense(adjective, distressing, disturbing, endured)
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extreme(adjective, distressing, disturbing, endured)
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racking(adjective, shocking, demanding, distressing)
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tearing(shocking, distressing, upsetting, disturbing)
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violent(distressing, disturbing, unbearable, agonizing)
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