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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

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.

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.

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.