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Pain
/peɪn/
An uncomfortable feeling or sensation in the body that signals that something may be wrong.
Synonyms:
ache
suffering
discomfort
agony
anguish
Antonyms:
comfort
ease
relief
pleasure
contentment
Examples:
Miss Anne's just going through some growing
pains
.
'Not if it
pains
you,' said Nicholas.
But there was an expression of
pain
in Bernard's eyes.
Etymology:
From Middle English
pein,
from Old French
peine,
from Latin
poena
meaning punishment or suffering, related to the Greek
poinē
.
Usage Statistics:
103 mentions per 1 million words
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