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pain

[peyn]

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noun

physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
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a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body.
a back pain.
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mental or emotional suffering or torment.
I am sorry my news causes you such pain.
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pains,
1. laborious or careful efforts; assiduous care.
  Great pains have been taken to repair the engine perfectly.
2. the suffering of childbirth.
Informal.��an annoying or troublesome person or thing.

verb (used with object)

to cause physical pain to; hurt.
to cause (someone) mental or emotional pain; distress.
Your sarcasm pained me.
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verb (used without object)

to have or give pain.

pain

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noun

the sensation of acute physical hurt or discomfort caused by injury, illness, etc
emotional suffering or mental distress
subject to the penalty of
Also called: pain in the neck.�� pain in the arse.��informal��a person or thing that is a nuisance

verb

to cause (a person) distress, hurt, grief, anxiety, etc
informal��to annoy; irritate

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

underpain noun
unpaining adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pain¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English peine “punishment, torture, pain,” from Old French, from Latin poena “penalty, pain,” from Greek ��Ǿ��ḗ ‼��Բ��ٲ�”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pain¹

C13: from Old French peine, from Latin poena punishment, grief, from Greek ��Ǿ��ŧ penalty

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

pain in the ass, pain.
pain in the neck, pain.
feel no pain, to be intoxicated.
After all that free beer, we were feeling no pain.
on / upon / under pain of, liable to the penalty of.
on pain of death.

In addition to the idioms beginning with pain, also see at pains; feel no pain; for one's pains; growing pains; no pain, no gain; on pain of.

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Synonym Study

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. See care.

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Another dramatic touch is that the mother’s and daughter’s psychiatrists are in close contact, but often approach key pain points differently.

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And it’s not only California that will feel the pain.

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She was in discomfort and pain – and had been for some time.

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The patient experienced severe pain during the visit and bled for two months afterward, the complaint said, and no follow-up care was provided.

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Raw pain is etched on Jack's father's face as he finally realises how his undiagnosed mental illness - and erratic manic behaviour - hurt the ones he loves the most.

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