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pain
noun
1 pain
A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder:
— The patient developed severe pain and distension.
synonym: hurting.
Roget 974:
penalty;
retribution
etc.
(punishment)
972;
pain,
pains and penalties;
weregild†,
wergild;
peine forte et dure [Fr.];
penance
etc.
(atonement)
952;
the devil to pay.
fine,
mulct,
amercement;
forfeit,
forfeiture;
escheat [Law],
damages,
deodand†,
sequestration,
confiscation,
premunire [Lat.];
doomage [U.S.].
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Roget 378:
pain;
suffering,
sufferance,
suffrance†;
bodily pain,
physical pain,
bodily suffering,
physical suffering,
body pain;
mental suffering
etc.
828;
dolour,
ache;
aching
etc.
v.;
smart;
shoot,
shooting;
twinge,
twitch,
gripe,
headache,
stomach ache,
heartburn,
angina,
angina pectoris [Lat.];
hurt,
cut;
sore,
soreness;
discomfort,
malaise;
cephalalgia [Med.],
earache,
gout,
ischiagra†,
lumbago,
neuralgia,
odontalgia†,
otalgia†,
podagra†,
rheumatism,
sciatica;
tic douloureux [Fr.],
toothache,
tormina†,
torticollis†.
spasm,
cramp;
nightmare,
ephialtes†;
crick,
stitch;
thrill,
convulsion,
throe;
throb
etc.
(agitation)
315;
pang;
colic;
kink.
sharp pain,
piercing pain,
throbbing pain,
shooting pain,
sting,
gnawing pain,
burning pain;
excruciating pain.
anguish,
agony;
torment,
torture;
rack;
cruciation†,
crucifixion;
martyrdom,
toad under a harrow,
vivisection.
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Dutch: pijn, zeer
Polish: ból, bolesność
2 pain
Emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid:
— The pain of loneliness.
synonym: painfulness.
3 pain
A somatic sensation of acute discomfort:
— As the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain.
synonyms: pain sensation, painful sensation.
4 pain
A bothersome annoying person:
— That kid is a terrible pain.
synonyms: nuisance, pain in the neck.
Dutch: pijn, lastpost
Polish: utrapieniec
5 pain
Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness.
synonyms: annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain in the ass, pain in the neck.
Roget 828:
mental suffering,
pain,
dolor;
suffering,
sufferance;
ache,
smart
etc.
(physical pain)
378;
passion.
displeasure,
dissatisfaction,
discomfort,
discomposure,
disquiet;
malaise;
inquietude,
uneasiness,
vexation of spirit;
taking;
discontent
etc.
832.
dejection
etc.
837;
weariness
etc.
841;
anhedonia†.
annoyance,
irritation,
worry,
infliction,
visitation;
plague,
bore;
bother,
botheration;
stew,
vexation,
mortification,
chagrin,
esclandre [Fr.];
mauvais quart d'heur [Fr.].
care,
anxiety,
solicitude,
trouble,
trial,
ordeal,
fiery ordeal,
shock,
blow,
cark†,
dole,
fret,
burden,
load.
concern,
grief,
sorrow,
distress,
affliction,
woe,
bitterness,
heartache;
carking cares;
heavy heart,
aching heart,
bleeding heart,
broken heart;
heavy affliction,
gnawing grief.
unhappiness,
infelicity,
misery,
tribulation,
wretchedness,
desolation;
despair
etc.
859;
extremity,
prostration,
depth of misery.
nightmare,
ephialtes†,
incubus.
pang,
anguish,
agony;
torture,
torment;
purgatory
etc.
(hell)
982.
hell upon earth;
iron age,
reign of terror;
slough of despond
etc.
(adversity)
735;
peck of troubles;
ills that flesh is heir to"
etc.
(evil)
619
[Hamlet];
miseries of human life;
unkindest cut of all"
[Julius Caesar].
sufferer,
victim,
prey,
martyr,
object of compassion,
wretch,
shorn lamb.
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Dutch: hinder, last, overlast
verb
1 pain
Cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed.
synonyms: ail, trouble.
Roget 830:
cause pain,
occasion pain,
give pain,
bring pain,
induce pain,
produce pain,
create pain,
inflict pain
etc.
828;
pain,
hurt,
wound.
pinch,
prick,
gripe
etc.
(physical pain)
378;
pierce,
lancinate†,
cut.
hurt the feelings,
wound the feelings,
grate upon the feelings,
grate upon the nerves,
jar upon the feelings;
wring the heart,
pierce the heart,
lacerate the heart,
break the heart,
rend the heart;
make the heart bleed;
tear the heart strings,
rend the heart strings;
draw tears from the eyes.
sadden;
make unhappy
etc.
828;
plunge into sorrow,
grieve,
fash†,
afflict,
distress;
cut up,
cut to the heart.
displease,
annoy,
incommode,
discompose,
trouble,
disquiet;
faze,
feaze†,
feeze [U.S.];
disturb,
cross,
perplex,
molest,
tease,
tire,
irk,
vex,
mortify,
wherret†,
worry,
plague,
bother,
pester,
bore,
pother,
harass,
harry,
badger,
heckle,
bait,
beset,
infest,
persecute,
importune.
wring,
harrow,
torment,
torture;
bullyrag;
put to the rack,
put to the question;
break on the wheel,
rack,
scarify;
cruciate†,
crucify;
convulse,
agonize;
barb the dart;
plant a dagger in the breast,
plant a thorn in one's side.
irritate,
provoke,
sting,
nettle,
try the patience,
pique,
fret,
rile,
tweak the nose,
chafe,
gall;
sting to the quick,
wound to the quick,
cut to the quick;
aggrieve,
affront,
enchafe†,
enrage,
ruffle,
sour the temper;
give offense
etc.
(resentment)
900.
maltreat,
bite,
snap at,
assail;
smite
etc.
(punish)
972.
sicken,
disgust,
revolt,
nauseate,
disenchant,
repel,
offend,
shock,
stink in the nostrils;
go against the stomach,
turn the stomach;
make one sick,
set the teeth on edge,
go against the grain,
grate on the ear;
stick in one's throat,
stick in one's gizzard;
rankle,
gnaw,
corrode,
horrify,
appal†,
appall,
freeze the blood;
make the flesh creep,
make the hair stand on end;
make the blood curdle,
make the blood run cold;
make one shudder.
haunt the memory;
weigh on the heart,
prey on the heart,
weigh on the mind,
prey on the mind,
weigh on the spirits,
prey on the spirits;
bring one's gray hairs with sorrow to the bring one's gray hairs with sorrow to the grave;
add a nail to one's coffin.
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2 pain
Cause emotional anguish or make miserable:
— It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school.
synonyms: anguish, hurt.
Roget 649:
be hurtful
etc.
adj.;
cause evil,
produce evil,
inflict evil,
work evil,
do evil
etc.
619;
damnify†,
endamage†,
hurt,
harm;
injure
etc.
(damage)
659;
pain
etc.
830.
wrong,
aggrieve,
oppress,
persecute;
trample upon,
tread upon,
bear hard upon,
put upon;
overburden;
weigh down,
weigh heavy on;
victimize;
run down;
molest
etc.
830.
maltreat,
abuse;
ill-use,
ill-treat;
buffet,
bruise,
scratch,
maul;
smite
etc.
(scourge)
972;
do violence,
do harm,
do a mischief;
stab,
pierce,
outrage.
do mischief,
make mischief;
bring into trouble.
destroy
etc.
162.
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Roget 378:
feel pain,
experience pain,
suffer pain,
undergo pain
etc.
n.;
suffer,
ache,
smart,
bleed;
tingle,
shoot;
twinge,
twitch,
lancinate†;
writhe,
wince,
make a wry face;
sit on thorns,
sit on pins and needles.
give pain,
inflict pain;
lacerate;
pain,
hurt,
chafe,
sting,
bite,
gnaw,
gripe;
pinch,
tweak;
grate,
gall,
fret,
prick,
pierce,
wring,
convulse;
torment,
torture;
rack,
agonize;
crucify;
cruciate†,
excruciate†;
break on the wheel,
put to the rack;
flog
etc.
(punish)
972;
grate on the ear
etc.
(harsh sound)
410.
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Dutch: afknijpen, geselen, kwellen, martelen, pijnigen, plagen, teisteren, tormenteren
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