pain
noun
[ peɪn ]
• highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury.
• "she's in great pain"
Similar:
suffering,
agony,
affliction,
torture,
torment,
discomfort,
soreness,
ache,
aching,
hurt,
throb,
throbbing,
smarting,
pricking,
sting,
stinging,
twinge,
shooting pain,
stab,
pang,
spasm,
stitch,
cramp,
irritation,
stiffness,
tenderness,
• great care or trouble.
• "she took pains to see that everyone ate well"
Similar:
care,
effort,
bother,
trouble,
labour,
exertion,
strain,
struggle,
try hard,
make a great effort,
make an effort,
make every effort,
spare no effort,
take (great) pains,
take care,
put oneself out,
apply oneself,
exert oneself,
strive,
endeavour,
try,
battle,
toil,
work,
aim,
do one's best,
do all one can,
do one's utmost,
give (it) one's all,
go all out,
bend/fall/lean over backwards,
give it one's best shot,
pain
verb
• cause mental or physical pain to.
• "it pains me to say this"
Similar:
hurt,
cause pain,
be painful,
be sore,
ache,
throb,
smart,
burn,
prickle,
sting,
pinch,
twinge,
cause discomfort,
be tender,
kill,
play up,
sadden,
grieve,
distress,
make miserable/wretched,
trouble,
worry,
bother,
perturb,
disturb,
oppress,
harrow,
cause anguish to,
afflict,
cut to the quick,
mortify,
torment,
torture,
wound,
gnaw at,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘suffering inflicted as punishment for an offence’): from Old French peine, from Latin poena ‘penalty’, later ‘pain’.
