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pain
(p/eI/n )

noun (n)

  • a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder(noun.state)
    Example:
    The patient developed severe pain and distension.
    Synonym:
    hurting
    source: wordnet30
  • emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid(noun.feeling)
    Example:
    The pain of loneliness.
    Synonym:
    painfulness
    Antonym:
    pleasance, pleasure
    source: wordnet30
  • a somatic sensation of acute discomfort(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    As the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain.
    Synonym:
    pain sensation, painful sensation
    source: wordnet30
  • a bothersome annoying person(noun.person)
    Example:
    That kid is a terrible pain.
    Synonym:
    nuisance, pain in the neck
    source: wordnet30
  • something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain in the ass, pain in the neck
    source: wordnet30
  • Punishment suffered or denounced; suffering or evil inflicted as a punishment for crime, or connected with the commission of a crime; penalty.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    ail, trouble
    source: wordnet30
  • cause emotional anguish or make miserable(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school.
    Synonym:
    anguish, hurt
    source: wordnet30
  • To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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