pain threshold
noun
: the level at which someone experiences pain
He has a high pain threshold.
She has a low pain threshold.
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All anglers are keen to buy new gear, but only when the cost descends below a certain pain threshold.
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Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2023
And how often Black and brown majority women are not listened to by doctors, or there’s a sort of assumption that there’s a lower pain threshold.
—Breanna Bell, Variety, 1 May 2023
By comparison, ground readings during flyovers surged to 112 dB — louder than a jackhammer and just above the average pain threshold for humans.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2023
And how often Black and brown majority women are not listened to by doctors, or there’s a sort of assumption that there’s a lower pain threshold.
—Breanna Bell, Variety, 1 May 2023
By comparison, ground readings during flyovers surged to 112 dB — louder than a jackhammer and just above the average pain threshold for humans.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
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“Pain threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pain%20threshold. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.
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