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Answer for the clue "A fundamental feeling that people try to avoid ", 11 letters:
painfulness

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Word definitions for painfulness in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The state or quality of being painful, of causing pain. 2 The state or quality of being tedious, of requiring great care.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" [syn: pain ] [ant: pleasure ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
painfulness \pain"ful*ness\ n. Emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid. Syn: pain.

Usage examples of painfulness.

His wounded head beat with tremendous and straining painfulness, as though it would burst asunder, and he was possessed by a burning thirst that seemed to consume his very vitals.