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Meaning of pain threshold | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The minimum intensity or duration of a sensory stimulus applied to a living being at which it becomes considered painful.
  2. The maximum amount of pain that one can endure.

Equivalents

Español umbral de dolor
Suomi kipukynnys
Français seuil de douleur
Nederlands pijndrempel pijngrens
Русский болево́й поро́г
Svenska smärtgräns

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pain-making pain, ache, aching soreness, tenderness pain, sadness painal painch paindemain

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