English dictionary
pain
nounPronunciation
peɪn
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
noun
- something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
noun
- emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
noun
- a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
verb
- cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
verb
- cause emotional anguish or make miserable
Example sentences
as the intensity increased, the sensation changed from tickle to pain
a bit of a bother
he's not a friend, he's an infliction
washing dishes was a pain in the neck before we got a dish washer
the pain of loneliness
the patient developed severe pain and distension
It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school