noun
- An open skin infection.
adjective
- Hurting.
- usage: "the tender spot on his jaw"
- Causing misery or pain or distress.
- usage: "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
- synonyms: afflictive, painful
- Roused to anger.
- usage: "stayed huffy a good while- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"
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