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pain

/ pain /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
"as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"
Type of:
somesthesia somaesthesia somatesthesia
Kinds of:
mittelschmerz phantom limb pain twinge
Derived:
afflict trouble ail
noun Sense 2
emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
"the pain of loneliness"
Opposites:
pleasure pleasance
Type of:
feeling
Kinds of:
growing pains unpleasantness mental anguish suffering hurt
Derived:
anguish hurt
noun Sense 3
a bothersome annoying person
"that kid is a terrible pain"
Type of:
unpleasant person disagreeable person
noun Sense 4
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
"the patient developed severe pain and distension"
Type of:
symptom
Kinds of:
ache aching agony suffering excruciation
Derived:
hurt ache suffer smart anguish
verb Sense 5
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
"It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
Type of:
upset discompose untune
Kinds of:
agonize agonise try torment torture
Derived:
suffering hurt anguish torment torture
Causes:
suffer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 6
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"
Type of:
negative stimulus
Kinds of:
nuisance irritant thorn plague
Derived:
anguish hurt trouble put out inconvenience
verb Sense 7
cause bodily suffering to
Type of:
hurt
Kinds of:
disagree with erupt recrudesce break out
Derived:
painful sensation hurting ailment complaint ill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
66
Times Searched
3
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somesthesia somaesthesia somatesthesia mittelschmerz phantom limb pain twinge feeling growing pains unpleasantness mental anguish suffering hurt