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1. pain - noun

· a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"

Synonym(s): hurting

Hypernym(s): symptom




2. pain - noun

· emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness"

Synonym(s): painfulness

Hypernym(s): feeling

Antonym(s): pleasure




3. pain - noun

· a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"

Synonym(s): pain_sensation, painful_sensation

Hypernym(s): somesthesia, somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic_sensation




4. pain - noun

· a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"

Synonym(s): pain_in_the_neck, nuisance

Hypernym(s): unpleasant_person, disagreeable_person




5. pain - noun

· something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"

Synonym(s): annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain_in_the_neck, pain_in_the_ass

Hypernym(s): negative_stimulus




6. pain - verb

· cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

Synonym(s): trouble, ail

Hypernym(s): hurt




7. pain - verb

· cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"

Synonym(s): anguish, hurt

Hypernym(s): upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit





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