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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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S: (adj) sensitive, sore, raw, tender (hurting) "the tender spot on his jaw"

S: (adj) afflictive, painful, sore (causing misery or pain or distress) "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

S: (adj) unpleasant (offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness) "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"

W: (v) afflict [Related to: afflictive] (cause great unhappiness for; distress) "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"
W: (v) afflict [Related to: afflictive] (cause physical pain or suffering in) "afflict with the plague"
W: (n) painfulness [Related to: painful] (emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid) "the pain of loneliness"
W: (n) soreness [Related to: sore] (an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress)

W: (adj) pleasant [Indirect via unpleasant] (affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings) "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"

S: (adj) huffy, mad, sore (roused to anger) "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"