Results for pain

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Pain (v)

present: pains
past: pained
past participle: pained
present participle: paining

Pain (n)

plural: pains

pain, hurting

- a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

"the patient developed severe pain and distension"

pain, painfulness

- emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid

"the pain of loneliness"

pain, pain sensation, painful sensation

- a somatic sensation of acute discomfort

"as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"

pain, pain in the neck, nuisance

- a bothersome annoying person

"that kid is a terrible pain"

annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass

- 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"

trouble, ail, pain

- cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

pain, anguish, hurt

- cause emotional anguish or make miserable

"It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"