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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:
I have a
pain
in my back.
He cried out in
pain
when he fell.
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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