inflicting pain, affliction, distress.

not easy; difficult; involving trouble or requiring extra effort, skill or thought.

wicked; sinful.

difficulty - a) the condition or fact of being difficult; b) something that is difficult, as a hard problem, an obstacle or objection.

a thing or circumstance that may cause injury, pain, loss, etc.; danger; peril.

an afflicted condition; suffering; affliction.

bodily mortification as fasting, self-denial, etc. as a penance.

a gift of money, land etc. to make amends or reparation for one's wrongdoing or guilt.

a urinary disease causing pain while discharging urine.