painful

Definition for painful

adjective as in physically or mentally agonizing

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agonizing, arduous, awful, difficult, dire, distasteful, distressing, excruciating, hard, harrowing, heart-wrenching, hurtful, severe, tedious, terrible, troublesome, uncomfortable, unpleasant

Weak matches

aching, afflictive, biting, burning, caustic, disagreeable, dreadful, extreme, extremely bad, grievous, hurting, inflamed, irritated, laborious, piercing, raw, saddening, sensitive, sharp, smarting, sore, stinging, tender, throbbing, tormenting, trying, vexatious

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There was certainly no chance of Newcastle underestimating Union as the visitors looked to bounce back from the weekend's painful defeat against Arsenal.

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That lack of accountability, that lack of vulnerability, that denial is something we all have seen when someone’s going through something really painful.

From Los Angeles Times

"I used to have heavy and painful periods. I'd have to go home from school because of it," she said.

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Sir Keir is trying to build a foundation for his party to continue to back him through what could be deep and painful losses to Reform UK in May's Welsh, Scottish and English local elections.

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The condition makes it too painful to wear a prosthetic limb, leaving her, like many amputees, only needing one of a pair of shoes.

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