noun
- A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder.
- usage: "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
- synonyms: pain
verb
- Be the source of pain.
- Give trouble or pain to.
- usage: "This exercise will hurt your back"
- synonyms: hurt
- Cause emotional anguish or make miserable.
- usage: "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
- Cause damage or affect negatively.
- usage: "Our business was hurt by the new competition"
- Hurt the feelings of.
- usage: "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
- Feel physical pain.
- usage: "Were you hurting after the accident"
- Feel pain or be in pain.
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