Harmful, painful

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Readng yet another question that means nothing is fairly painful. Does that help?

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Take your pick:

harmful
adj
damaging, detrimental, bad, pernicious, unhealthy, unwholesome, injurious, wounding, dangerous, hazardous, poisonous, toxic, destructive, noxious, deleterious

painful
adj
1 SORE, tender, hurting, irritating, inflamed, aching, throbbing, smarting, stabbing, agonizing, excruciating
2 a painful experience unpleasant, disagreeable, distressing, upsetting, saddening, wretched, miserable, agonizing, disturbing, harrowing, traumatic, disquieting
3 EMBARRASSING, awkward, uncomfortable, disconcerting, distressing, upsetting, sensitive, mortifying, humiliating, shameful, shaming, discomfiting, touchy
4 HARD, difficult, tough, trying, exacting, laborious, tedious, arduous, rigorous, strenuous