Pain (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed.
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The blow to the stomach began to pain her after a few minutes.
- Her strained lower back started to pain her as the day wore on.
- The accident left him with a painful leg that pained him continually.
- She found it was her kidney stones that pained her on short walks.
- The doctor explained that heavy lifting normally pained her because of her weak back.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Related Words
Meaning 2
Cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school.
- It pains her to think that her partner is hiding something from her.
- Her decision to cut ties with her friend pains me to this day.
- The thought of losing him pains her more than she can express.
- It pains him to accept that his favorite team will not make it to the finals.