Galling and Hurtful

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Galling adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.

Usage example: losing in the last round of play-offs was galling to our home team

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Hurtful and galling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Galling".

Nearby Words: gall, galled

Hurtful adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.

Usage example: her ex-husband said hurtful things that she could never forgive

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Galling and hurtful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Galling" instead an adjective "Hurtful".

Nearby Words: hurt, hurting

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