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   pain

   /peɪn/

   noun

   • 1. highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury: "she's in great pain" Similar sufferingagonyafflictiontorturetormentdiscomfortsorenessacheachingsorenesshurtthrobthrobbingsmartingprickingstingstingingtwingeshooting painstabpangspasmstitchcrampdiscomfortirritationstiffnesstenderness
   • ▪ mental suffering or distress: "the pain of loss" Similar sorrowgriefheartacheheartbreaksadnessunhappinessdistressdesolationmiserywretchednessdespairdesperationmental sufferingemotional sufferingtraumabitternessanguishafflictiontribulationvexationwoeagonytormenttorture
   • ▪ an annoying or tedious person or thing: informal "she's a pain" Similar nuisancepestbothervexationirritantsource of irritation/annoyanceworryprobleminconveniencetrialtribulationplaguesource of aggravationborethorn in the fleshthe bane of one's lifeinformal:pain in the neckdragvulgar slang:pain in the arse
   • 2. great care or trouble: "she took pains to see that everyone ate well" Similar careeffortbothertroublelabourexertionstrainstruggle

   verb

   • 1. cause mental or physical pain to: "it pains me to say this" Similar hurtcause painbe painfulbe soreachethrobsmartburnpricklestingpinchtwingecause discomfortbe tenderinformal:killplay upsaddengrievedistressmake miserable/wretchedtroubleworrybotherperturbdisturboppressharrowcause anguish toafflictcut to the quickmortifytormenttorturewoundstinggnaw at
   • ▪ (of a part of the body) hurt: "sometimes my right hand would pain" Similar hurtcause painbe painfulbe soreachethrobsmartburnpricklestingpinchtwingecause discomfortbe tenderinformal:killplay up

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘suffering inflicted as punishment for an offence’): from Old French peine, from Latin poena ‘penalty’, later ‘pain’.

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