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Harrowing

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agonizingnounCausing physical or mental agony.
excruciatingCausing great pain or anguish, agonizing
painfulCausing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
torturousPainful, excruciating, torturing.
torturingnounAn act of torture
torturesomeCharacterised or marked by torture; torturous.

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WordDefinition
agonizingnounCausing physical or mental agony.
excruciatingCausing great pain or anguish, agonizing
painfulCausing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
torturingnounAn act of torture
torturesomeCharacterised or marked by torture; torturous.
torturousPainful, excruciating, torturing.
distressingCausing distress; upsetting; distressful.
desperatenounIn dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
heartbreakingnounThat causes great grief, anguish or distress.
heart-rendingAlternative form of heartrending. [That causes great grief, anguish or distress.]
upsettingnounCausing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful.
disturbingCausing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
stressful(of a task) Mentally taxing.
harshverbUnpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
horrifyingTending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
terrifyingFrightening or intimidating.
bitternounHaving an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
horriblenounCausing horror; terrible; shocking.
gruesomeRepellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.
dauntingnounDiscouraging; inspiring fear.

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