Pain - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |peɪn|  American pronunciation of the word pain
Brit.  |peɪn|  British pronunciation of the word pain

noun

- a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
the patient developed severe pain and distension
- emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid (syn: painfulness)
the pain of loneliness
- a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain
- a bothersome annoying person (syn: nuisance)
that kid is a terrible pain
- something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness (syn: annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction)

verb

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

Extra examples

The medication may upset your stomach but if you experience acute abdominal pain call your doctor.

I've had chronic back pain since the accident.

The medicine provides 12 hours of pain relief.

I feel a dull pain if I touch the bruise.

It is a story about the joys and pains of life.

Rush hour traffic is such a pain.

This orange is a pain to peel.

As much as it pains me to admit it, she was right.

...my poor head was paining so from all that racket...

I felt a sharp pain in my lower back.

She was writhing in pain, bathed in perspiration.

She cannot stand any pain.

She experienced constant pain.

She is at pains to point out how much work she has done.

He is such a pain in the neck.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: pain
he/she/it: pains
present participle: paining
past tense: pained
past participle: pained
noun
singular: pain
plural: pains
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