sore

¹sore

adj \ˈsȯr\

sor·ersor·est

Definition of SORE

1

a : causing pain or distress <a sore subject> b : painfully sensitive : tender <sore muscles> c : hurt or inflamed so as to be or seem painful <sore runny eyes> <a dog limping on a sore leg>

2

: attended by difficulties, hardship, or exertion

3

: angry, irked <a sore loser>

— sore·ness noun

Examples of SORE

1. a dog limping on a sore leg
2. The patient has a sore throat.
3. That's a sore subject to bring up.
4. The discussion touched on a sore spot.
5. My neighbor is sore at me.
6. Are you still sore about what happened last night?

Origin of SORE

Middle English sor, from Old English sār; akin to Old High German sēr sore and probably to Old Irish saeth distress

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SORE

Synonyms: aching, achy, afflictive, hurting, nasty, painful

Antonyms: indolent, painless

Related Words: agonizing, excruciating, torturous; damaging, deleterious, detrimental, harmful, hurtful, injurious, noxious, pernicious; raw, tender; bleeding, burning, chafing, cramping, festering; itching, nagging, pinching, pricking, prickling, smarting, stinging; inflamed (also enflamed), swollen; grievous, severe, threatening, wounding

Near Antonyms: curative, healing, helping, remedial

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Rhymes with SORE

boar, Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, hoar, lore, mor, more, nor, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, shore, snore, soar, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, whore, yore, your