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painful
pain·ful P0014500 (pān′fəl)adj.1. Full of or giving pain: a painful shoulder; painful walking.2. a. Causing mental anguish or suffering: It was painful for him to admit he was wrong.b. Distressing or embarrassing: A painful silence followed his remark.c. Requiring care and labor; difficult or irksome: a painful way of fixing the problem.3. Marked by or requiring great care and diligence: gave the matter painful consideration.
pain′ful·ly adv.pain′ful·ness n.painful (ˈpeɪnfʊl) adj1. causing pain; distressing: a painful duty. 2. affected with pain: a painful leg. 3. tedious or difficult4. informal extremely bad: a painful performance. ˈpainfully adv ˈpainfulness npain•ful (ˈpeɪn fəl)
adj. 1. affected with, causing, or characterized by pain. 2. laborious; exacting; difficult. 3. Archaic. painstaking; careful. [1300–50] pain′ful•ly, adv. pain′ful•ness, n. painful1. 'painful'You say that something is painful when it makes you feel pain. My boots are still painful....a long and painful illness.If a part of your body is painful, it hurts. My back is so painful that I cannot stand upright.My legs are stiff but not painful.2. 'in pain'When someone feels pain, you do not say that they are 'painful'. You say that they are in pain. He was in pain and could not move into a comfortable position.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"painless - not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry" | | 2. |  painful - causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"afflictive, soreunpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" | | 3. |  painful - exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable, abominable, atrociousbad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" | | 4. | painful - causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"irritatinguncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun" |
painfuladjective1. sore, hurting, smarting, aching, raw, tender, throbbing, inflamed, excruciating Her glands were swollen and painful.
sore comforting, relieving, soothing, painless2. distressing, unpleasant, harrowing, saddening, grievous, distasteful, agonizing, disagreeable, afflictive His remark brought back painful memories.
distressing satisfying, pleasant, enjoyable, agreeable3. difficult, arduous, trying, hard, severe, troublesome, laborious, vexatious the long and painful process of getting divorced
difficult easy, simple, straightforward, effortless, undemanding4. (Informal) terrible, awful, dreadful, dire, excruciating, abysmal, gut-wrenching, godawful, extremely bad The interview was painful to watch.painfuladjective1. Marked by, causing, or experiencing physical pain:aching, achy, afflictive, hurtful, nagging, smarting, sore.2. Difficult to accept:bitter, distasteful, indigestible, unpalatable.Translationspain (pein) noun hurt or suffering of the body or mind. a pain in the chest. 疼痛 疼痛 verb to cause suffering or upset to (someone). It pained her to admit that she was wrong. 使痛苦 使痛苦pained adjective showing or expressing pain. a pained expression. 痛苦的 痛苦的ˈpainful adjective causing pain. a painful injury. 使痛苦的 使痛苦的ˈpainfully adverb 痛苦地 痛苦地ˈpainless adjective without pain. painless childbirth. 無痛苦的 无痛苦的ˈpainlessly adverb 無痛苦地 无痛苦地ˈpainkiller noun a drug etc which lessens or removes pain. 止痛藥 止疼药ˈpainstaking (ˈpeinz-) adjective going to great trouble and taking great care. a painstaking student. 辛勤的，不辭辛勞的 辛勤的，勤勉的 a pain in the neck a person who is constantly annoying. People who are always complaining are a pain in the neck. 令人討厭的傢伙 使人讨厌的家伙take pains to take great trouble and care (to do something). He took great pains to make sure we enjoyed ourselves. 盡力，費苦心 尽力，煞费苦心
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Related to painful: painful urinationSynonyms for painfuladj soreSynonyms- sore
- hurting
- smarting
- aching
- raw
- tender
- throbbing
- inflamed
- excruciating
Antonyms- comforting
- relieving
- soothing
- painless
adj distressingSynonyms- distressing
- unpleasant
- harrowing
- saddening
- grievous
- distasteful
- agonizing
- disagreeable
- afflictive
Antonyms- satisfying
- pleasant
- enjoyable
- agreeable
adj difficultSynonyms- difficult
- arduous
- trying
- hard
- severe
- troublesome
- laborious
- vexatious
Antonyms- easy
- simple
- straightforward
- effortless
- undemanding
adj terribleSynonyms- terrible
- awful
- dreadful
- dire
- excruciating
- abysmal
- gut-wrenching
- godawful
- extremely bad
Synonyms for painfuladj marked by, causing, or experiencing physical painSynonyms- aching
- achy
- afflictive
- hurtful
- nagging
- smarting
- sore
adj difficult to acceptSynonyms- bitter
- distasteful
- indigestible
- unpalatable
Synonyms for painfuladj causing physical or psychological painRelated WordsAntonymsadj causing misery or pain or distressSynonymsRelated Wordsadj exceptionally bad or displeasingSynonyms- awful
- dreadful
- terrible
- unspeakable
- abominable
- atrocious
Related Wordsadj causing physical discomfortSynonymsRelated Words |