tormenting (?.)
- acute
- afflictive
- aggravating
- agonizing
- annoying
- atrocious
- biting
- bothering
- bothersome
- chafing
- consuming
- cramping
- cruel
- desolating
- disquieting
- distressful
- distressing
- disturbing
- exasperating
- excruciating
- fretting
- galling
- gnawing
- grave
- griping
- harassing
- hard
- harrowing
- harsh
- heartbreaking
- heartrending
- heartsickening
- heartwounding
- hurtful
- hurting
- importunate
- importune
- irking
- irksome
- irritating
- painful
- paroxysmal
- pesky
- pestering
- pestiferous
- pestilent
- pestilential
- piercing
- plaguesome
- plaguey
- plaguing
- poignant
- provoking
- pungent
- racking
- rending
- severe
- sharp
- shooting
- spasmatic
- spasmic
- spasmodic
- stabbing
- stinging
- tearing
- teasing
- tiresome
- torturing
- torturous
- troublesome
- troubling
- upsetting
- vexatious
- vexing
- wearisome
- worrisome
- worrying
