English to English
pain
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noun (n)
- a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder(noun.state)Example:
The patient developed severe pain and distension.
source: wordnet30 - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid(noun.feeling)Example:
The pain of loneliness.
source: wordnet30 - a somatic sensation of acute discomfort(noun.cognition)Example:
As the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain.
source: wordnet30 - a bothersome annoying person(noun.person)Example:
That kid is a terrible pain.
source: wordnet30 - something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- Punishment suffered or denounced; suffering or evil inflicted as a punishment for crime, or connected with the commission of a crime; penalty.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.(verb)source: webster1913