pain

²pain

verb

Definition of PAIN

transitive verb

1

: to make suffer or cause distress to : hurt

2

archaic : to put (oneself) to trouble or exertion

intransitive verb

1

archaic : suffer

2

: to give or have a sensation of pain

Examples of PAIN

1. As much as it pains me to admit it, she was right.
2. <my poor head was paining so from all that racket>

First Known Use of PAIN

14th century

Related to PAIN

Synonyms: ache, hurt, smart

Related Words: bite, bleed, burn, chafe, cramp, fester, itch, nag, pinch, pound, rack, sting, swell, throb, tingle, twinge; agonize, anguish, suffer; afflict, harrow, torment, torture

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