Synonyms and related words :
ache, aching, affront, algesia, blow, casus belli, cramp, cut, distress, dolor, exposed nerve, festering, grief, hurt, inflammation, injury, irritation, lesion, nasty blow, nerve ending, offense, pain, pang, passion, provocation, rankling, raw, raw nerve, red rag, sensitiveness, shock, soft spot, sore, sore point, soreness, spasm, stress, stress of life, stroke, suffering, tender spot, tenderness, the quick, throes, wound, wrench