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137 entries under painful topic. ×
| burdensome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| cutting(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, harsh) | |
| harrowing(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, tender) | |
| insufferable(adjective, nasty, offensive, terrible, hateful) | |
| savage(adjective, mean, nasty, vicious, ill) | |
| stinging(adjective, hard, sharp, harsh, tender) | |
| tough(adjective, mean, hard, cool, severe) | |
| unbearable(adjective, awful, disgusting, vile, horrible) | |
| austere(adjective, hard, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| bleak(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, dark) | |
| calamitous(adjective, bad, terrible, corrupt, vicious) | |
| chafing | |
| disturbing(adjective, mean, hard, severe, harsh) | |
| flat(adjective, severe, nasty, offensive, disgusting) | |
| galling(adjective, severe, sharp, nasty, offensive) | |
| grueling | |
| inflaming | |
| insipid(adjective, nasty, offensive, disgusting) | |
| nagging(adjective, burning, upsetting, irritating) | |
| oppressive |
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