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pain

Noun masculine CEFR A2 Common
peɪn

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. pain, ache, aching soreness, tenderness (physical)
  3. Any of various breads stuffed with a filling.
  4. An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
  5. Acronym of pan-assay interference compound.
  6. Subject to the penalty of (a specified punishment, such as death).
  7. grief
  8. The pangs or sufferings of childbirth, caused by contractions of the uterus.
    countable, plural-normally, uncountable
  9. on or under pain of, subject to the penalty of; risking: on pain of death.
  10. sorrow, hurt, pain, suffering (emotional, mental)
  11. The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress
  12. producing pain.
  13. sore (in certain expressions)
  14. An annoying person or thing.
  15. Suffering inflicted as punishment or penalty.
  16. a deriving of sexual pleasure from inflicting or enduring pain. Cf. masochism, sadism. — algolagnist, n. — algolagnic, adj.
    n
  17. heartache
  18. Labour; effort; great care or trouble taken in doing something.
  19. measurement of pain by means of an algometer, an instrument for determining sensitivity to pain produced by pressure. — algometric, algometrical, adj.
  20. a love of pain.
  21. an extreme fear of pain. Cf. odynophobia.
  22. otalgia.
  23. pain in the nerves of the upper arm.
  24. a burning or other painful feeling in the stomach or esophagus; heartburn.

Equivalents

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Azərbaycan dilidərd
བོད་སྐད།སྡུག་བསྔལ
Catalàpena
Dansksåre
Esperantodolori
Gaeilgecrá croí
Galegodorpena
Lingálampási
Te Reo Māorimamae
မြန်မာဒုက္ခ
नेपालीदुःख
Nederlandskwetsenpijn
Ikinyarwandaumubabaro
Slovenčinabolesťbolieť
Slovenščinabolečina
Sesothobohloko
தமிழ்வேதனை
اردودُکھ
Tiếng Việtkhonau
中文痛苦
繁體中文痛苦

Examples

The greatest difficulty lies in treating patients with chronic pain.”
“I had to stop running when I started getting pains in my feet.”
When the pains are every five minutes and quite strong or the cervix is five cm. dilated along with regular and strong pains, the mother is given a block anesthesia of 1 cc. of 1:200 nupercaine, 1 cc. of 10 per cent dextrose with .05 cc. of 1:1000 adrenalin.”
“In the final analysis, pain is a fact of life.”
The pain of departure was difficult to bear.”
And I should tell him all my pain, ⁠And how my life had droop’d of late, ⁠And he should sorrow o’er my state And marvel what possess’d my brain; […]”
Your mother is a right pain.”
Today is match day, Grimsby Town are at home, and the ground is walking distance from New Clee station. So, visiting football supporters coming by train have to change at Grimsby Town [station]. That's a real pain.”
You may not leave this room on pain of death.”
“We will, by way of mulct or pain, lay it upon him.”
Seb[astian]. […] [M]y duty, then, / To interpoſe; on pain of my diſpleasure, / Betwixt your Swords[.] / Dor[ax]. On pain of Infamy / He ſhould have diſobey'd.”
gammon pain; Spanish pain

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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