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pain

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noun

ˈpān How to pronounce pain (audio)
1
a(1)
: a localized or generalized unpleasant bodily sensation or complex of sensations that causes mild to severe physical discomfort and emotional distress and typically results from bodily disorder (such as injury or disease)
acute shooting pains
also : the state marked by the presence of such sensations
was in constant pain
(2)
: a basic bodily sensation that is induced by a noxious stimulus, is received by naked nerve endings, is associated with actual or potential tissue damage, is characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching), and typically leads to evasive action
b
: mental or emotional distress or suffering : grief
the pain she had felt at those humiliating words Morley Callaghan
2
informal : one that irks or annoys or is otherwise troublesome
… almost everything requires a password these days, and it can be a real pain to remember them all. Michael Cahlin
—often used in such phrases as pain in the neck or (impolite) pain in the ass/butt
His little sister is a real pain in the neck.
3
pains plural : trouble, care, or effort taken to accomplish something
was at pains to reassure us
4
pains plural : the throes of childbirth
5
: punishment
the pains and penalties of crime

pain

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verb

pained; paining; pains

transitive verb

1
: to make suffer or cause distress to : hurt
2
archaic : to put (oneself) to trouble or exertion

intransitive verb

1
: to give or have a sensation of pain
2
archaic : suffer
Phrases
on pain of or under pain of
: subject to penalty or punishment of
made to leave the country on pain of death

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun The medication may upset your stomach but if you experience acute abdominal pain call your doctor. I've had chronic back pain since the accident. The medicine provides 12 hours of pain relief. I feel a dull pain if I touch the bruise. the pain of a difficult childhood It is a story about the joys and pains of life. Rush hour traffic is such a pain. This orange is a pain to peel. Verb As much as it pains me to admit it, she was right. my poor head was paining so from all that racket See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
His book, whose title refers to the year-long tour of duty in Vietnam, mixes the raw pain and fear of the wounded with Dr. Glasser’s physician’s eye for how their bodies were torn apart. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Among his baseless provocations, Lavrov had accused Ukrainian soldiers of using drugs that prevented them from experiencing pain and fear. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 That song really speaks to me, about dealing with pain and loss and recovering from that and finding a way to keep living. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 Cammarano plans to attend Saturday’s Mass despite undergoing recent knee surgery that left her with pain and limited mobility. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Mackey also dealt with Raynaud’s disease, which causes intense finger pain and inoperability when exposed to cold. Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2022 These included pain and redness at the injection site, headache, fatigue and fever. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2022 His short game, however, has inflicted no end of pain and suffering. David A. Andelman, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Greater restrictions have been placed on research involving animals that are more cognitively advanced or exhibit greater capacity for pain, Dr. Farahany points out. Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022
Verb
Ease tension, stress, or pain the traditional Chinese medicine way with this at-home acupressure kit. Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2022 Appropriately named the minicure, the robot manicure service uses a combination of 3D and A1 technology to pain your nails in under 10 minutes. Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2022 Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman and Welket Bungué star in the feature, a dystopian tale set in a new future in which humans have become desensitized to pain and are merging with their artificial environment. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2022 Side effects — mainly pain at the injection site, headaches and fatigue — were mild and infrequent. Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 There have been some hints in previous studies that pain tolerance is a trainable trait, and that endurance training is one way of enhancing it. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2020 Your doctor may also prescribe medication, such as oral or topical steroids and/or pain relievers to help bring down the inflammation and ease your discomfort. Naomi Barr, SELF, 31 Mar. 2022 More than 200,000 were left with damaged salivary glands, which causes difficultly and pain eating, swallowing, and speaking. David Ropeik, STAT, 28 Feb. 2022 So the butterflies have to endure [the] pain themselves in order to flourish. Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 28 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French peine, from Latin poena, from Greek poinē payment, penalty; akin to Greek tinein to pay, tinesthai to punish, Avestan kaēnā revenge, Sanskrit cayate he revenges

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of pain was in the 14th century

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