Definition of pained
1 : feeling pain : hurt
2 : expressing or involving pain a pained expression with pained surprise
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Examples of pained in a sentence
She wore a pained expression on her face.
He truly looked pained when he heard the news.
14th Century
First Known Use of pained
14th century
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: appearing upset, sad, worried, etc.
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