pain

Nouns

  • (n) a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
    • the patient developed severe pain and distension
    hurting,
  • (n) emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
    • the pain of loneliness
    painfulness,
  • (n) a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
    • as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain
    painful sensation, pain sensation,
  • (n) a bothersome annoying person
    • that kid is a terrible pain
    pain in the neck, nuisance,
  • (n) something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
    • washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
    • a bit of a bother
    • he's not a friend, he's an infliction
    pain in the ass, bother, botheration, pain in the neck, infliction, annoyance,

Verbs

  • (v) cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed ail, trouble,
  • (v) cause emotional anguish or make miserable
    • It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school
    anguish, hurt,

Synonyms

ail trouble hurting anguish hurt painfulness painful sensation pain sensation pain in the neck nuisance pain in the ass bother botheration infliction annoyance

Antonyms

pleasure pleasance

Words of close approximity

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