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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pain /peɪn/USA pronunciation n. - physical suffering;
great discomfort:[uncountable]maintained that pain existed only in the mind. - an instance of such suffering:[countable]a back pain.
- severe mental or emotional distress:[uncountable]the pain of loneliness.
- pains, [plural]
- great care:Take pains with your work.
- Medicinethe contractions in the uterus during childbirth.
- Also called pain in the neck. an annoying person or thing:[countable]She can be a real pain (in the neck), always bothering people with her problems.
v. - to cause pain to: [~ + object]Your dishonesty pained me.[It + ~ + object + to + verb]It pains me to tell you this, but you're wrong.
Idioms- go to great pains, [~ + to + verb] to make a great effort to do something:He went to great pains to avoid the draft.
- Idioms on or under pain of, resulting in;
risking:You can't bring whiskey into that country on pain of death.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pain (pān),USA pronunciation n. - physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body:a back pain.
- mental or emotional suffering or torment:I am sorry my news causes you such pain.
- pains:
- laborious or careful efforts;
assiduous care:Great pains have been taken to repair the engine perfectly. - the suffering of childbirth.
- [Informal.]an annoying or troublesome person or thing.
- feel no pain, [Informal.]to be intoxicated:After all that free beer, we were feeling no pain.
- on, upon, or under pain of, liable to the penalty of:on pain of death.
- pain in the ass, [Slang](vulgar). pain (def. 5).
- pain in the neck, [Informal.]pain (def. 5).
v.t. - to cause physical pain to;
hurt. - to cause (someone) mental or emotional pain;
distress: Your sarcasm pained me.
v.i. - to have or give pain.
- Greek poiné̄ penalty
- Latin poena penalty, pain
- Old French
- Middle English peine punishment, torture, pain 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3 . torture, misery, torment. Pain, ache, agony, anguish are terms for sensations causing suffering or torment. Pain and ache usually refer to physical sensations (except heartache); agony and anguish may be physical or mental. Pain suggests a sudden sharp twinge: a pain in one's ankle. Ache applies to a continuous pain, whether acute or dull: headache; muscular aches. Agony implies a continuous, excruciating, scarcely endurable pain: in agony from a wound. Anguish suggests not only extreme and long-continued pain, but also a feeling of despair.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pang, twinge, stitch.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged a . See care.
- 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged afflict, torment; trouble, grieve.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged joy, delight.
- 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged please.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pain /peɪn/ n - the sensation of acute physical hurt or discomfort caused by injury, illness, etc
- emotional suffering or mental distress
- on pain of ⇒ subject to the penalty of
- Also called: pain in the neck, (taboo) pain in the arse informal a person or thing that is a nuisance
vb (transitive)- to cause (a person) distress, hurt, grief, anxiety, etc
- informal to annoy; irritate
See also painsEtymology: 13th Century: from Old French peine, from Latin poena punishment, grief, from Greek poinē penalty |