physical pain
Roget category 378
3. Words relating to matter› 3.3. Organic matter
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Physical Pain
noun
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.
verb
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.
adjective
in pain
etc.
n.,
in a state of pain —
pained
etc.
v. —
gouty,
podagric†,
torminous†.
painful —
aching
etc.
v. —
sore,
raw.
2.
Special Sensation
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