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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sore /sɔr/USA pronunciation adj., sor•er, sor•est, n., adv. adj. - Pathologyphysically painful or sensitive, such as a wound or diseased part:a sore arm.
- Pathology suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc.:[be + ~]I'm sore all over from that heavy lifting we did yesterday.
- Pathology, Psychiatry suffering mental pain:[be + ~]sore at heart.
- Psychiatry causing great mental pain:[before a noun]a sore loss.
- causing very great misery or hardship:[before a noun]The team is in sore need of a new pitcher.
- Informal Terms annoyed;
irritated;
angered:[be + ~ (+ at + object)]The boss is sore (at me) because I lost her report. - causing annoyance or irritation:Her accident with the car is a sore subject right now.
n. [countable] - an irritated or infected spot on the body that is painful:His skin was covered with scaly sores.
adv. - [Archaic.]sorely.
sore•ly, adv.: The injured star pitcher will be sorely missed by his teammates. sore•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sore (sôr, sōr),USA pronunciation adj., sor•er, sor•est, n., adv. adj. - Pathologyphysically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, or diseased part:a sore arm.
- Pathologysuffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person:He is sore because of all that exercise.
- Pathology, Psychiatrysuffering mental pain;
grieved, distressed, or sorrowful:to be sore at heart. - Psychiatrycausing great mental pain, distress, or sorrow:a sore bereavement.
- causing very great suffering, misery, hardship, etc.:sore need.
- Informal Termsannoyed;
irritated;
offended;
angered:He was sore because he had to wait. - causing annoyance or irritation:a sore subject.
n. - a sore spot or place on the body.
- a source or cause of grief, distress, irritation, etc.
adv. - [Archaic.]sorely.
- bef. 900; Middle English (adjective, adjectival, noun, nominal, and adverb, adverbial); Old English sār; cognate with Dutch zeer, German sehr, Old Norse sārr
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tender.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged aggrieved, hurt, pained, vexed.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged grievous, distressing, painful, depressing.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged infection, abscess, ulcer, wound.
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