noun
- A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder.
- usage: "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
- synonyms: hurting
- Emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid.
- usage: "the pain of loneliness"
- synonyms: painfulness
- A somatic sensation of acute discomfort.
- usage: "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"
- synonyms: pain sensation, painful sensation
- A bothersome annoying person.
- usage: "that kid is a terrible pain"
- synonyms: pain in the neck, nuisance
- Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness.
- usage: "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
- synonyms: annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
verb
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