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Matter :: Matter (n.) Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble..

Creep :: Creep (n.) A distressing sensation, or sound, like that occasioned by the creeping of insects..

Sore :: Sore (superl.) Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity..

Painful :: Painful (a.) Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing..

Anxiety :: Anxiety (n.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium..

Imbitter :: Imbitter (v. t.) To make bitter; hence, to make distressing or more distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant..

Carking :: Carking (a.) Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares..

Distressing :: Distressing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distres.

Hideous :: Hideous (a.) Distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror or dismay; as, a hideous noise..

Afflictive :: Afflictive (a.) Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing.

Tenesmus :: Tenesmus (n.) An urgent and distressing sensation, as if a discharge from the intestines must take place, although none can be effected; -- always referred to the lower extremity of the rectum..

Hard :: Hard (superl.) Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms..

Presentiment :: Presentiment (n.) Previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something unpleasant, distressing, or calamitous, about to happen; anticipation of evil; foreboding..

Needful :: Needful (a.) Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing.

Severe :: Severe (superl.) Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold..

Heartrending :: Heartrending (a.) Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very distressing.

Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink..

Afflicting :: Afflicting (a.) Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; as, an afflicting event. -- Af*flicting*ly, adv..

Distressing :: Distressing (a.) Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.

Thirsty :: Thirsty (n.) Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire..

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