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Affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain

Feeling sad or heartbroken

Lacking in material possessions or financial wealth

Tending to cause great distress or anxiety

A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort

A strong desire

A difficult or unpleasant situation

An unpleasant sensation caused by physical illness or injury

(somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to

(of a bodily part) Present participle for to suffer pain

Present participle for to cause pain or injury to

Present participle for to cause emotional distress to someone

Present participle for to cause pain through mistreatment

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Adjective

Affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain

feeling uncomfortable

giving someone gyp

giving someone trouble

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“I asked for the grace to give, to share, to console another, to dress a hurting wound, to lift a fallen spirit, to mend a quarrel, to dismiss a suspicion and replace it with trust.”

Adjective

Feeling sad or heartbroken

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

heavy with grief

overcome with sorrow

discombobulated

discountenanced

racked with pain

in the doldrums

sick as a parrot

racked with suffering

down-in-the-mouth

sorry for yourself

singing the blues

unfavourable^UK

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

no laughing matter

of great import

of significance

of great importance

of great consequence

with a long face

disadvantageous

uncommunicative

heart-wrenching

ill-humoured^UK

strictly business

earth-shattering

full of hardship

given to looking on the black side

looking on the black side

full of despair

bound and determined

poverty-stricken

having blue devils

having the blahs

undistinguished

run-of-the-mill

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“Pastor Ron could tell that Sally was really hurting about the divorce.”

Adjective

Lacking in material possessions or financial wealth

underprivileged

poverty-stricken

in reduced circumstances

in straitened circumstances

on the breadline

strapped for cash

as poor as a church mouse

without two pennies to rub together

on one's uppers

without two farthings to rub together

without a red cent

in distressed circumstances

unable to make ends meet

in Queer Street

without two brass farthings to rub together

without a penny

without a brass farthing

unable to keep the wolf from the door

on one's beam-ends

without two pennies farthings to rub together

without a penny to one's name

economically disadvantaged

on the bread line

on one's beam ends

without a shot in one's locker

poor as a church mouse

behind eight ball

down to last penny

economically deprived

financially disadvantaged

on a tight budget

down to last cent

discriminated against

in the poorhouse

financially distressed

in financial difficulties

financially embarrassed

not having two pennies to rub together

not having two farthings to rub together

without means of support

financially poor

in dire circumstances

in dire straits

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Adjective

Tending to cause great distress or anxiety

unfavourable^UK

heart-wrenching

a load of pants

disadvantageous

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

foolish-looking

ill-favoured^UK

beyond contempt

poverty-stricken

dissatisfactory

earth-shattering

bargain-basement

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Noun

A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort

heartbrokenness

dark night of the soul

disconsolateness

downheartedness

apprehensiveness

heavy-heartedness

broken-heartedness

heaviness of heart

dissatisfaction

mental suffering

trials and tribulations

emotional suffering

disillusionment

demoralization^US

Sturm und Drang

demoralisation^UK

uphill struggle

tough assignment

unconsolability

extreme unhappiness

mid-life crisis

pins and needles

harsh conditions

heavyheartedness

discontentedness

low-spiritedness

butterflies in the stomach

pain in the rear

thorn in the flesh

pain in the backside

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

thorn in your side

baptism of fire

painful experience

unpleasant experience

slough of despond

stroke of bad luck

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Noun

A strong desire

strong interest

fire in the belly

object of desire

self-indulgence

acquisitiveness

desire for food

sexual appetite

biological urge

bee in your bonnet

tiger by the tail

something on the brain

why and wherefore

object of the exercise

name of the game

ulterior motive

self-motivation

desired outcome

entrepreneurial spirit

a sense of purpose

where one's heading

where one is heading

castles in the air

the why and wherefore

strength of character

single-mindedness

strength of mind

wish fulfillment

vested interest

score to settle

special interest

will-o'-the-wisp

wish-fulfillment fantasy

indispensable thing

piece of business

visualization^US

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

visualisation^UK

conceptualisation^UK

conceptualization^US

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Noun

A difficult or unpleasant situation

harsh conditions

trials and tribulations

stroke of bad luck

stroke of ill luck

reversal of fortune

tough situation

pain in the backside

pain in the bum

pain in the neck

pain in the rear

reverse of fortune

sticky situation

unfortunateness

tricky situation

critical situation

tight situation

difficult situation

thorn in the flesh

unfortunate incident

worst-case scenario

sorry condition

awkward situation

problematic situation

unfortunate situation

no-win situation

impecuniousness

uphill struggle

tough assignment

kick in the teeth

thorn in one's side

stumbling block

spanner in the works

fly in the ointment

lack of success

devastating blow

botched situation

pressure cooker

rough situation

hell in a handbasket

serious accident

devil's own luck

monkey wrench in the works

source of difficulty

source of trouble

concerning matter

evil dispensation

frowns of fortune

serious problem

unpleasant experience

unfortunate experience

nightmare experience

tragic state of affairs

nervous tension

pressure of work

piece of bad luck

financial distress

humble beginnings

pushing poop uphill

up poop creak without a paddle

negative aspect

teething trouble

worst possible outcome

worst that could happen

worst comes to worst

extreme suffering

apprehensiveness

dissatisfaction

discontentedness

disconsolateness

downheartedness

sense of foreboding

butterflies in the stomach

wounded feelings

cause for concern

nervous excitement

unconsolability

mid-life crisis

desperate straits

baptism of fire

painful experience

screaming abdabs

thorn in your side

fatal attraction

millstone round one's neck

source of aggravation

source of annoyance

source of irritation

bane of one's life

pain in the behind

disillusionment

unfortunate development

whole new ballgame

unwanted responsibility

heavy-heartedness

hard row to hoe

hard mountain to climb

heaviness of heart

pressurization^US

pressurisation^UK

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Noun

An unpleasant sensation caused by physical illness or injury

painful feeling

painful sensation

aches and pains

pins and needles

sensitivity to pain

muscle contraction

muscular contraction

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Verb

(somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to

traumatizing^US

traumatising^UK

destabilizing^US

jeopardizing^US

inconveniencing

causing detriment to

wreaking havoc on

destabilising^UK

throwing a monkey wrench into

putting out of commission

detracting from

putting out of action

jeopardising^UK

interfering with

discolouring^UK

making a mess of

putting the kibosh on

bringing to naught

playing havoc with

blowing a hole in

bastardizing^US

bastardising^UK

dishonouring^UK

putting an end to

bringing to ruin

putting a damper on

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

stigmatizing^US

demoralizing^US

radioactivating

unstrengthening

showing in a bad light

bringing into disrepute

giving a bad name to

making unattractive

driving a nail into the coffin of

reducing to rubble

stigmatising^UK

putting at risk

handling roughly

bringing discredit to

giving a black eye

putting a stop to

putting the lid on

playing merry hell with

raining on someone's parade

making lose face

bringing to an end

bringing dishonour to

putting paid to

leaving in ruins

dragging through the mud

reflecting badly on

demoralising^UK

laying in ruins

making a hash of

bringing shame to

blackening the name of

bringing shame on

doing damage to

bringing about the downfall of

laying waste to

doing mischief to

bending out of shape

making misshapen

distorting the shape of

having a bad effect on

having a negative effect on

running onto the rocks

dashing to pieces

damaging beyond repair

delivering a blow to

bringing to nothing

reducing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

leaving desolate

prevailing over

neutralizing^US

having an effect on

exerting influence on

having an impact on

working against

neutralising^UK

rendering ineffective

casting a gloom upon

casting gloom over

bringing a note of sadness to

losing strength

immobilizing^US

confining to a wheelchair

enveloping in gloom

taking the fun out of

casting a pall over

confining to bed

taking the pleasure out of

casting a shadow over

immobilising^UK

rendering infirm

taking the enjoyment out of

treating roughly

knocking around

rendering powerless

throwing monkey wrench in

making powerless

making ineffective

rendering incapable

spreading among

running through

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“Various scientists suggest that global warming will hurt the environment in many ways.”

Verb

(of a bodily part) Present participle for to suffer pain

being sensitive

causing discomfort

“My muscles would hurt after I lifted weights for the first time in years.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause pain or injury to

“Jerry managed to hurt Tom by smacking him in the face with a cue stick.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause emotional distress to someone

discombobulating

causing anguish

causing offense

causing suffering

giving offence to

hurting somebody's feelings

pushing the buttons of

cutting to the quick

thumbing nose at

“His brash comments on social media would hurt a great many people who read them.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause pain through mistreatment

“Be wary of individuals who deliberately hurt others without empathy for their own personal gain.”

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