pain
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body: a back pain.
mental or emotional suffering or torment: I am sorry my news causes you such pain.
pains,
laborious or careful efforts; assiduous care: Great pains have been taken to repair the engine perfectly.
the suffering of childbirth.
Informal. an annoying or troublesome person or thing.
to cause physical pain to; hurt.
to cause (someone) mental or emotional pain; distress: Your sarcasm pained me.
to have or give pain.
Idioms about pain
feel no pain, Informal. to be intoxicated: After all that free beer, we were feeling no pain.
on / upon / under pain of, liable to the penalty of: on pain of death.
pain in the ass, Slang: Vulgar. pain (def. 5).
pain in the neck, Informal. pain (def. 5).
Origin of pain
1synonym study For pain
Other words for pain
Opposites for pain
Other words from pain
- un·der·pain, noun
- un·pain·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for pain
/ (peɪn) /
the sensation of acute physical hurt or discomfort caused by injury, illness, etc
emotional suffering or mental distress
on pain of subject to the penalty of
Also called: pain in the neck, (taboo) pain in the arse informal a person or thing that is a nuisance
to cause (a person) distress, hurt, grief, anxiety, etc
informal to annoy; irritate
Origin of pain
1- See also pains
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Other Idioms and Phrases with pain
In addition to the idioms beginning with pain
- pain in the neck
also see:
- at pains
- feel no pain
- for one's pains
- growing pains
- no pain, no gain
- on pain of
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