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pain: Meaning and Definition of
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pain
Pronunciation:
(pān),
[key]
— 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.
Great pains have been taken to repair the engine perfectly.
laborious or careful efforts; assiduous care:Great pains have been taken to repair the engine perfectly.
the suffering of childbirth.
an annoying or troublesome person or thing.
to be intoxicated:
After all that free beer, we were feeling no pain.
liable to the penalty of:
on pain of death.
. pain (def. 5).
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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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