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pained

[peynd]

adjective

  1. hurt; injured.

  2. showing or expressing distress, anguish, or resentment.

    a pained look in reply to a sarcastic remark.



pained

/ ɪԻ /

adjective

  1. having or expressing pain or distress, esp mental or emotional distress

    a pained expression

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • overpained adjective
  • unpained adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pained1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; pain, -ed 2
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"My son is very gentle and sensitive," she said, with the pained expression of a parent who cannot protect their child.

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Still, the activist rarely sounded more pained than when he described being away from his wife and child.

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Black pastors and others launched boycotts of the company; judging from Cornell’s pained observation to the Wall Street analysts last week, the boycotts may have had an effect.

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"To see your daughter dying in front of your eyes, day by day, watching her weaken and get sicker – it pained me."

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And following the Pope's death, Milei said he was deeply pained by his loss, and praised the pontiff's benevolence and wisdom.

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