Pain (Noun)
Meaning 1
A bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
A somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
Emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness".
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Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
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Meaning 5
A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient complained of sharp pain in her lower back after the accident.
- Chronic pain management is a major challenge for doctors treating patients with arthritis.
- The nurse carefully monitored the patient's pain levels after administering the medication.
- After the surgery, the patient experienced intense pain and discomfort for several days.
- The doctor asked the patient to rate her pain on a scale of one to ten before prescribing further treatment.
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- Aching
- Soreness
- Costalgia
- Smartness
- Rawness
- Suffering
- Smarting
- Intestinal Colic
- Burning
- Myodynia
- Photophobia
- Torment
- Excruciation
- Glossodynia
- Pleuralgia
- Gripes
- Sting
- Griping
- Neuralgy
- Stinging