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Affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain

Upset and angry

In urgent need of immediate attention

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 membranous sac or cavity of abnormal character in a 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 or great degree

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

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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

with a chip on your shoulder

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

nursing a grudge

evil-intentioned

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

with a long face

got up on wrong side of bed

having a fit of the sulks

having short fuse

apt to fly off the handle

hot under collar

carrying a chip on your shoulder

bundle of nerves

huffy irascible

easily agitated

easily frightened

have chip on shoulder

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

earth-shattering

of significance

no laughing matter

of great importance

of great moment

meat-and-potatoes

demanding attention

business-critical

mission-critical

name-of-the-game

life-threatening

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

Painful or unpleasant to accept or contemplate

unsportsmanlike

heart-wrenching

poverty-stricken

unfavourable^UK

at each other's throats

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

life-threatening

raining cats and dogs

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

mephistophelean

unconscientious

strictly for the birds

gone to rack and ruin

suggestive of evil

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

having blue devils

singing the blues

having the blahs

as sick as a parrot

overcome with sorrow

heavy with grief

racked with pain

racked with suffering

in the doldrums

sick as a parrot

sorry for yourself

on the verge of tears

down-in-the-mouth

with a long face

at the end of your tether

with tears in your eyes

ill-humoured^UK

prostrate with grief

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

beside oneself with grief

conscience-stricken

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

in floods of tears

at end of one's rope

not best pleased

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

life-threatening

unfavourable^UK

poverty-stricken

fire-and-brimstone

full of hardship

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Noun

A raw or painful place on the body

black and blue mark

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

Noun

A membranous sac or cavity of abnormal character in a body

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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

sensitivity to pain

painful feeling

painful sensation

aches and pains

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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

destructiveness

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Noun

A fit of feeling annoyed, offended or resentful

wounded feelings

dissatisfaction

cantankerousness

chip on your shoulder

discontentedness

acrimoniousness

sense of injury

mean-spiritedness

more heat than light

evil intentions

curmudgeonliness

strong aversion

intense dislike

fit of the sulks

hateful feeling

being rubbed up the wrong way

extreme dislike

oversensitiveness

hypersensitivity

oversensitivity

fit of bad humour

uncharitableness

hardness of heart

righteous anger

disconsolateness

downheartedness

heavy-heartedness

heaviness of heart

disillusionment

disapprobation of

dissatisfaction with

displeasure with

disinclination towards

discontent with

having no use for

aches and pains

slap in the face

broken-heartedness

heavyheartedness

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Adverb

To a very large or great degree

extraordinarily

to a great extent

to the nth degree

extremely badly

in every respect

in all respects

one hundred per cent

a hundred per cent

by a great amount

to too great an extent

to too great an degree

by a great deal

to a great degree

by leaps and bounds

in a marked degree

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

preternaturally

idiosyncratically

unprecedentedly

uncharacteristically

characteristically

marvellously^UK

revolutionarily

groundbreakingly

incomprehensibly

distinguishedly

mind-bogglingly

distinguishingly

individualistically

anomalistically

by a considerable amount

consequentially

discriminatingly

symptomatically

modernistically

to beat the band

too … for words

unceremoniously

through and through

problematically

unanticipatedly

untraditionally

disproportionately

before all else

disconcertingly

tall in the saddle

anarchistically

on a large scale

in great measure

transcendentally

unrealistically

supercalifragilisticexpialidociously

transformationally

iconoclastically

inappropriately

unconstrainedly

representatively

semioccasionally

uncompromisingly

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Verb

To decrease the value, character, or quality of

make degenerate

lower the status of

reduce in value

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

reduce in quality

live in the gutter

drag through the mud

reduce the status of

be untrue to oneself

treat with disrespect

put double whammy on

commit sacrilege

cut down to size

take down a peg

bring into disrepute

drag through the mire

bring discredit to

give a black eye

reflect badly on

give a bad name

bring shame upon

tar and feather

do a hatchet job on

rip up and down

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

put someone in their place

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

show in a bad light

make someone eat humble pie

put in a bad light

give a bad name to

bring dishonour to

cause to lose face

blacken the name of

settle someone's hash

treat sacrilegiously

cast aspersions on

reflect negatively

cut to the quick

take the wind out of your sails

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

blacken the reputation of

lower in status

abandon one's principles

make uncomfortable

make someone feel ashamed

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

pop one's balloon

set a bad example

make one feel small

bring down a peg

reduce to the ranks

kick downstairs

force to eat humble pie

put in one's place

fix someone's wagon

debase yourself

axe^UK

blaspheme against

ax^US

get one's comeuppance

take the wind out

commit sacrilege against

cause instability

give offence to

step on one's toes

cause offence to

hurt somebody's feelings

treat disrespectfully

bring someone to their knees

cause to feel small

put out of countenance

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

blacken someone's name

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

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“If you have a sore throat, you can treat the pain with acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or naproxen.”

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