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Affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain

Upset and angry

In urgent need of immediate attention

Resembling or relating to rheumatism

Painful or unpleasant to accept or contemplate

In emotional pain

Significant in the degree of importance or seriousness, typically requiring immediate action or attention

A raw or painful place on the body

A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection

A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity

Extreme strength or violence in an action or a natural phenomenon

A fit of feeling annoyed, offended or resentful

To a very large great

To decrease the value, character, or quality of

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Adjective

Affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain

physically challenged

feeling uncomfortable

giving someone gyp

giving someone trouble

on the sick list

in the hospital

out of commission

deeply affected

wheelchair-using

having a disability

physically handicapped

confined to bed

differently abled

physically impaired

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“My whole body was sore and my legs ached as I made my way to the cafeteria.”

Adjective

Upset and angry

in high dudgeon

not best pleased

hot under the collar

bent out of shape

blue in the face

foaming at the mouth

beside yourself

as cross as two sticks

ill-humoured^UK

with all guns blazing

at daggers drawn

gnashing one's teeth

in a towering rage

overcome with anger

at boiling point

in a filthy temper

beside yourself with rage

burning with excitement

as black as thunder

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

rubbed the wrong way

out of countenance

extremely angry

with chip on shoulder

with a chip on one's shoulder

evil-intentioned

with a chip on your shoulder

nursing a grudge

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

uncommunicative

confrontational

down in the mouth

ready for a fight

ready to be tied

perversely irritable

apt to fly off the handle

with a long face

got up on wrong side of bed

having a fit of the sulks

having short fuse

hot under collar

carrying a chip on your shoulder

bundle of nerves

easily agitated

easily frightened

have chip on shoulder

huffy irascible

spoiling for a fight

not on speaking terms

pass-remarkable

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“Kamaria glowered, still sore at having not noticed Link's talent sooner and angry at Linden for agreeing with him.”

Adjective

In urgent need of immediate attention

of the utmost importance

of great consequence

vitally important

of great import

of significance

no laughing matter

earth-shattering

of great importance

of great moment

meat-and-potatoes

life-threatening

demanding attention

business-critical

mission-critical

name-of-the-game

out of the ordinary

worthy of attention

carrying a lot of weight

world-shattering

of vital importance

extremely important

matter of life and death

overly solicitous

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“He said the annual extravaganza, held in Aberystwyth, was in sore need of funds.”

Adjective

Resembling or relating to rheumatism

Adjective

Painful or unpleasant to accept or contemplate

unsportsmanlike

heart-wrenching

unfavourable^UK

poverty-stricken

life-threatening

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

full of hardship

raining cats and dogs

anti-democratic

unpleasant-tasting

ill-favoured^UK

strong-smelling

overextravagant

tough as old boots

unfit for human consumption

causing discomfort

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

full of confusion

full of ups and downs

full of conflict

full of upheavals

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond the pale

stomach-turning

stomach-churning

dissatisfactory

very unpleasant

a load of pants

unprepossessing

beyond contempt

against the rules

not up to snuff

bargain-basement

disadvantageous

cheap and nasty

stinking to high heaven

not up to scratch

twopenny-halfpenny

very disgusting

unpleasant to breathe

unfit to breathe

frightful-looking

Mephistophelian

good-for-naught

good-for-nothing

no oil painting

beneath contempt

highly improper

not much to look at

as plain as a pikestaff

of poor quality

less-than-stellar

not quite the done thing

not up to standard

unconscientious

mephistophelean

strictly for the birds

gone to rack and ruin

suggestive of evil

behind-the-scenes

hole-and-corner

under the table

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

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Adjective

In emotional pain

discombobulated

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

discountenanced

emotionally defeated

as sick as a parrot

overcome with sorrow

heavy with grief

racked with pain

racked with suffering

in the doldrums

sick as a parrot

singing the blues

sorry for yourself

on the verge of tears

down-in-the-mouth

with a long face

sorry for oneself

prostrate with grief

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

beside oneself with grief

ill-humoured^UK

conscience-stricken

at the end of one's tether

at one's wits' end

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

with tears in one's eyes

at end of one's rope

at the end of your tether

not best pleased

in floods of tears

with tears in your eyes

fed up to the teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

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Adjective

Significant in the degree of importance or seriousness, typically requiring immediate action or attention

Noun

A raw or painful place on the body

black and blue mark

black-and-blue mark

sticking-out bit

underground part

globular object

skin discoloration

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“A mouth ulcer is a painful sore in the mouth on either the cheeks or gums.”

Noun

A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection

Noun

A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity

decubitus ulcer

Noun

Extreme strength or violence in an action or a natural phenomenon

tempestuousness

frenzy of anger

fit of bad temper

paroxysm of anger

fit of ill temper

paroxysm of rage

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Noun

A fit of feeling annoyed, offended or resentful

wounded feelings

dissatisfaction

discontentedness

chip on your shoulder

chip on one's shoulder

acrimoniousness

cantankerousness

righteous anger

mean-spiritedness

evil intentions

more heat than light

strong aversion

intense dislike

hateful feeling

fit of the sulks

sense of injury

fit of bad humour

frenzy of anger

being rubbed up the wrong way

fit of ill temper

paroxysm of rage

fit of bad temper

paroxysm of anger

extreme dislike

uncharitableness

hardness of heart

disconsolateness

disillusionment

downheartedness

world-weariness

green-eyed monster

heavy-heartedness

heaviness of heart

broken-heartedness

difference of opinion

apprehensiveness

insubordination

heavyheartedness

incompatibility

the green-eyed monster

breach of the peace

Sturm und Drang

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Adverb

To a very large great

extraordinarily

to a great extent

to the nth degree

extremely badly

in every respect

by a great amount

to too great an extent

one hundred per cent

to too great an degree

by a great deal

in all respects

to a great degree

by leaps and bounds

in a marked degree

a hundred per cent

on a grand scale

from the bottom of your heart

without a doubt

no strings attached

no holds barred

no ifs ands or buts

unconventionally

idiosyncratically

preternaturally

unprecedentedly

uncharacteristically

characteristically

marvellously^UK

groundbreakingly

revolutionarily

distinguishedly

incomprehensibly

mind-bogglingly

distinguishingly

individualistically

anomalistically

by a considerable amount

consequentially

discriminatingly

symptomatically

modernistically

to beat the band

too … for words

unceremoniously

unanticipatedly

through and through

problematically

untraditionally

anarchistically

disproportionately

representatively

before all else

disconcertingly

on a large scale

in great measure

transcendentally

unrealistically

transformationally

supercalifragilisticexpialidociously

iconoclastically

inappropriately

unconstrainedly

narcissistically

semioccasionally

uncompromisingly

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Verb

To decrease the value, character, or quality of

make degenerate

reduce in value

reduce in quality

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

be untrue to oneself

live in the gutter

treat with disrespect

put double whammy on

commit sacrilege

lower the status of

cut down to size

take down a peg

drag through the mud

bring into disrepute

drag through the mire

bring discredit to

give a bad name

do a hatchet job on

give a black eye

reflect badly on

bring shame upon

tar and feather

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

put someone in their place

rip up and down

cast aspersions on

show in a bad light

make someone eat humble pie

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

put in a bad light

give a bad name to

blacken the name of

bring dishonour to

cause to lose face

cut to the quick

settle someone's hash

treat sacrilegiously

reflect negatively

reduce the status of

have the last laugh on

cast in a bad light

damage the reputation of

harm the reputation of

get the better of

muddy the reputation of

take the wind out of someone's sails

blacken the reputation of

lower in status

criticize unfairly

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

spread lies about

make uncomfortable

make someone feel ashamed

blacken the character of

sully the reputation of

reduce to the ranks

kick downstairs

pop one's balloon

make one feel small

bring down a peg

render worthless

set a bad example

axe^UK

force to eat humble pie

bring into disfavour

ax^US

put in your place

abandon one's principles

bring to naught

debase yourself

demean yourself

poke full of holes

knock bottom out of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

take rug out from under

blacken someone's name

blaspheme against

cause instability

put someone to shame

get one's comeuppance

take the wind out

give offence to

step on one's toes

cause offence to

hurt someone's feelings

treat disrespectfully

call someone names

commit sacrilege against

bring someone to their knees

cause to feel small

put out of countenance

take a swipe at

shoot full of holes

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