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  • 91irritation — noun 1. the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑annoyance, ↑vexation, ↑botheration • Derivationally related forms: ↑bother (for: ↑botheration), ↑ …

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  • 92mental anguish — noun sustained dull painful emotion • Hypernyms: ↑pain, ↑painfulness …

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  • 93painful — adj. 1 causing bodily or mental pain or distress. 2 (esp. of part of the body) suffering pain. 3 causing trouble or difficulty; laborious (a painful climb). Derivatives: painfully adv. painfulness n …

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  • 94sharpness — noun 1. a quick and penetrating intelligence (Freq. 1) he argued with great acuteness I admired the keenness of his mind • Syn: ↑acuteness, ↑acuity, ↑keenness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 95soreness — noun 1. an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress • Syn: ↑discomfort, ↑irritation • Derivationally related forms: ↑irritate (for: ↑irritation), ↑sore …

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  • 96unpleasantness — noun 1. the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling • Ant: ↑pleasantness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unpleasant • Hypernyms: ↑pain, ↑painfulness 2. the quality of giving displeasur …

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