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pain
(pān)n.
1.
a. An unpleasant feeling occurring as a result of injury or disease, usually localized in some part of the body: felt pains in his chest.
b. Bodily suffering characterized by such feelings: drugs to treat pain.
2.
a. Mental or emotional suffering; distress.
b. An instance of this: the pains of humiliation.
3. pains The pangs of childbirth.
4. pains Great care or effort: taking pains with one's work.
5. Informal A source of annoyance; a nuisance: Stuffing all these envelopes is a real pain.
tr.v. pained, pain·ing, pains
Idiom: 1. To cause physical pain to; hurt: My feet really pained me after the hike.
2. To cause mental or emotional distress to: "It pained him to remember every little thing about her" (John Irving).
on/under pain of
Subject to the penalty of (a specified punishment, such as death).
[Middle English, from Old French peine, from Latin poena, penalty, pain, from Greek poinē, penalty; see kwei- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: pain, ache, pang, stitch, throe, twinge
These nouns denote a sensation of severe physical discomfort: abdominal pain; aches in my leg; the pangs of a cramped muscle; a stitch in my side; the throes of dying; a twinge of arthritis.
These nouns denote a sensation of severe physical discomfort: abdominal pain; aches in my leg; the pangs of a cramped muscle; a stitch in my side; the throes of dying; a twinge of arthritis.
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pained
(peɪnd)adj
having or expressing pain or distress, esp mental or emotional distress: a pained expression.
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pained
(peɪnd)adj.
1. hurt; injured.
2. showing or expressing distress, resentment, or hurt feelings: a pained look.
[1300–50]
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| Adj. | 1. | pained - hurt or upset; "she looked offended"; "face had a pained and puzzled expression" displeased - not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure |
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pained
adjective distressed, worried, hurt, injured, wounded, upset, unhappy, stung, offended, aggrieved, anguished, miffed (informal), reproachful He looked at me with a pained expression.
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pained
[peɪnd] ADJ [expression] → dolorido, de dolor; [voice] → afligidoFrank gave him a pained look → Frank le dirigió una mirada dolorida or de dolor
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pain
(pein) noun hurt or suffering of the body or mind. a pain in the chest.
verb to cause suffering or upset to (someone). It pained her to admit that she was wrong.
pained adjective showing or expressing pain. a pained expression.
ˈpainful adjective causing pain. a painful injury.
ˈpainfully adverbˈpainless adjective
without pain. painless childbirth.
ˈpainlessly adverbˈpainkiller noun
a drug etc which lessens or removes pain.
ˈpainstaking (ˈpeinz-) adjective going to great trouble and taking great care. a painstaking student.
a pain in the neck a person who is constantly annoying. People who are always complaining are a pain in the neck.
take pains to take great trouble and care (to do something). He took great pains to make sure we enjoyed ourselves.
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