Meaning of pain in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /peɪn/

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  1. Verb

    pain

    Definitions

    1. cause bodily suffering to

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  2. 2. cause emotional anguish or make miserable

    Examples

    • « It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school »

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  3. Noun

    pain

    Etymology

    Middle English (in the sense ‘suffering inflicted as punishment for an offense’): from Old French peine, from Latin poena‘penalty’, later ‘pain’

    Definitions

    1. a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

    Examples

    • « the patient developed severe pain and distension »

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  4. 2. emotional distress

    Examples

    • « a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid »
    • « the pain of loneliness »

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  5. 3. a somatic sensation of acute discomfort

    Examples

    • « as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain »

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  6. 4. a bothersome annoying person

    Examples

    • « that kid is a terrible pain »
  7. 5. something or someone that causes trouble

    Examples

    • « 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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