pain en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈpæɪ̯n/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈpeɪ̯n/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈpʰæ̝ɪ̯n] (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /ˈpen/ (Scotland)
- (UK) audio
- [ˈpen] (Scotland)
- [ˈpʰeɪ̯n] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English peyne, payne, from Old French and Anglo-Norman peine, paine, from Latin poena (“punishment, pain”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “bloodmoney, weregild, fine, price paid, penalty”), from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂ (“payment”) (whence also Proto-Slavic *cěnà (“price”)). Doublet of peine. Compare Danish pine, Norwegian Bokmål pine, German Pein, Dutch pijn, Afrikaans pyn. See also pine (the verb). Partly displaced native Old English sār (whence Modern English sore).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
I had to stop running when I started getting pains in my feet.
The greatest difficulty lies in treating patients with chronic pain.
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(countable, plural-normally, uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt. ▸ The pangs or sufferings of childbirth, caused by contractions of the uterus.
When the pains are every five minutes and quite strong or the cervix is five cm. dilated along with regular and strong pains, the mother is given a block anesthesia of 1 cc. of 1:200 nupercaine, 1 cc. of 10 per cent dextrose with .05 cc. of 1:1000 adrenalin.
1951 February, Forrest H. Howard, “The Physiologic Position for Delivery”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 2, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 99:
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(uncountable) The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress
And I should tell him all my pain, And how my life had droop’d of late, And he should sorrow o’er my state And marvel what possess’d my brain; […]
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XIV”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 22:In the final analysis, pain is a fact of life.
The pain of departure was difficult to bear.
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(countable, from pain in the neck) An annoying person or thing.
Today is match day, Grimsby Town are at home, and the ground is walking distance from New Clee station. So, visiting football supporters coming by train have to change at Grimsby Town [station]. That's a real pain.
2024 April 17, “Rural railways: do they deliver?”, in RAIL, number 1007, page 58:Your mother is a right pain.
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(dated, uncountable) Suffering inflicted as punishment or penalty.
We will, by way of mulct or pain, lay it upon him.
1629, Francis Bacon, An Advertisement Touching a Holy War:You may not leave this room on pain of death.
Seb[astian]. […] [M]y duty, then, / To interpoſe; on pain of my diſpleasure, / Betwixt your Swords[.] / Dor[ax]. On pain of Infamy / He ſhould have diſobey'd.
1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, Act IV, page 105:
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(countable, in-plural, uncountable) Labour; effort; great care or trouble taken in doing something.
The transition to N.E.P. was due to the catastrophic failure of this policy-a failure predicted by the Mensheviks and S.R.s, who for their pains had been denounced, imprisoned, and murdered as henchmen of the White Guards.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 483:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pains | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| paine | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
ecstasy · bliss · nirvana · pleasure · nirvana · transport · delight · bliss · euphoria · delectation · pleasure · ecstasy · rapture · beatitude · delight · rapture · ravishment · delectation · lust · ravishment · pleasure · pleasure · lust · beatitude · euphoria · pleasure · transport
Deriveds
painfilled · after-pain · no gain without pain · pain in the arse · painproof · pain in the back · painsome · painy · painfree · man-pain · pain in the bum · pain-making · manpain · pain and suffering · painsong · painkiller · on pain of · labour pain · pain in the patootie · pain in one's arse · pain killer · painsharing · prepain · no pain, no gain · pain compliance · milt-pain · painsomnia · pain relief · pain-relieving · under pain of · painplay · pain point · painstaking · painslut · referred pain · pain in the dick · in a world of pain · pain threshold · pain in the neck · afterpain · saddle pain · pain in the backside · patella femoral pain syndrome · growing pains · patellofemoral pain syndrome · feeling no pain · pain in the butt · back pain · weather pains · pain disorder · painstick · upon pain of · painlike · feel someone's pain · feel no pain · hunger pain · period pain · pain in one's ass · pain in the rear · pain score · labor pain · antipain · painless · pain in the ass · pain in the keister · painmaker · painkilling · hunger-pain · pain-racked · sharp short-lived head pain · nociplastic pain · royal pain · congenital insensitivity to pain · complex regional pain syndrome · painable · painal · pain-free · central pain syndrome
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
torment · hemicrania · bellyache · arthralgia · nostalgia · toothache · ulalgia · ache · odontalgia · earache · headache · gastralgia · otalgia · psychogenic pain · myalgia · fibromyalgia · keratalgia · photalgia · pleuralgia · pang · costalgia · back pain · glossalgia · meralgia · cephalalgia · anguish · nephralgia · neuropathic pain · proctalgia · nociceptive pain · sciatica · chiralgia · throe · migraine · lumbago · mastalgia · stomachache · backache · sting · agony · phantom pain · smart · neuralgia · causalgia · aerodontalgia · metralgia · orchidalgia · podalgia
Relateds
painful · pained · painfully · -algia · painlessness · painless · painlessly
Synonyms
anguish · annoyance · smart · trouble · grievance · palaver · faff · wark · anguish · rend · grief · exertion · nuisance · hardship · difficulty · plague · torture · inconvenience · irritation · effort · peeve · pest · distress · pain · wark · trouble · torment · vexation · pains · hassle · pain · work · misery · bother
Translations (389)
ang sār (ache or bodily suffering) · am ጣረሞት (ache or bodily suffering) · mdf маряма (ache or bodily suffering) · sk bolesť (ache or bodily suffering) · rm dalur (ache or bodily suffering) · fi maanvaiva (annoying person or thing) · ga pian (ache or bodily suffering) · fi särky (ache or bodily suffering) · he נאג׳ס (annoying person or thing) · rup dor (roa-rup) (ache or bodily suffering) · cs bolest (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · bo སྡུག་བསྔལ་བརྒྱད། (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · ar ألم (ache or bodily suffering) · it rompiscatole (annoying person or thing) · wmw malwazo (ache or bodily suffering) · ur پِیڑا (ache or bodily suffering) · fr douleur (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · tl sakit sa ulo (annoying person or thing) · la dolor (ache or bodily suffering) · hy տանջանք (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · nl pijn (ache or bodily suffering) · ko 고통 (ache or bodily suffering) · sl bolečina (ache or bodily suffering) · br poan (ache or bodily suffering) · gl pena (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · scn duluri (ache or bodily suffering) · pt chato (annoying person or thing) · nn smerte (ache or bodily suffering) · ta வேதனை (ache or bodily suffering) · yi לייד (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · gu પીડા (ache or bodily suffering) · vi đau (ache or bodily suffering) · ab ахьаа (ache or bodily suffering) · gl dor (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · fro peine (ache or bodily suffering) · mfe douler (ache or bodily suffering) · ps درد (ache or bodily suffering) · hi पीड़ा (ache or bodily suffering) · pa پِیڑ (ache or bodily suffering) · bg бо́лка (ache or bodily suffering) · pt pena (suffering as punishment) · ang sār (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · alt сыс (ache or bodily suffering) · ro chin (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · mn ᠡᠪᠡᠳᠴᠢᠨ (ache or bodily suffering) · gd cràdh (ache or bodily suffering) · zlw-slv ból (ache or bodily suffering) · fr peine (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · izh vaiva (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · ltg suope (ache or bodily suffering) · kl anniaat (ache or bodily suffering) · pro pena (ache or bodily suffering) · kn ಬೇನೆ (ache or bodily suffering) · sw umwa (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · orv боль (ache or bodily suffering) · ro necaz (suffering as punishment) · tr ağrı (ache or bodily suffering) · os рис (ache or bodily suffering) · qu nanay (ache or bodily suffering) · kk ауру (ache or bodily suffering) · lv sāpes (ache or bodily suffering) · kmr êş (ache or bodily suffering) · sd سور (suffering as punishment) · za in (ache or bodily suffering) · pi vedanā (ache or bodily suffering) · uz dard (ache or bodily suffering) · as বিষ (ache or bodily suffering) · yua k'iinam (ache or bodily suffering) · tt ачы (ache or bodily suffering) · tt сызлау (ache or bodily suffering) · sa पीडा (ache or bodily suffering) · ja 頭痛の種 (annoying person or thing) · yi גריזאָטע (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · de Schmerz (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · it sofferenza (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · tr acı (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · tyv аарыг (ache or bodily suffering) · nap dulore (ache or bodily suffering) · bg страда́ние (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · ar أَلَمٌ (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · pl boleść (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · roa-opt door (ache or bodily suffering) · ne पीडा (ache or bodily suffering) · fro peine (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · fur dolôr (ache or bodily suffering) · fo ilska (ache or bodily suffering) · gd pian (ache or bodily suffering) · sw umwa (ache or bodily suffering) · it difficoltà (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · fr casse-couilles (annoying person or thing) · cs otrava (annoying person or thing) · ko 아픔 (ache or bodily suffering) · tl pananakit (suffering as punishment) · he קַרְצִיָּה (annoying person or thing) · my ဝေဒနာ (ache or bodily suffering) · eya k'ahd (ache or bodily suffering) · lt skausmas (ache or bodily suffering) · ti ቃንዛ (ache or bodily suffering) · ca pena (suffering as punishment) · fo pína (ache or bodily suffering) · grc ἄλγος (ache or bodily suffering) · scn riluri (ache or bodily suffering) · vec dolor (ache or bodily suffering) · sv smärta (ache or bodily suffering) · mk болка (ache or bodily suffering) · zza tew (ache or bodily suffering) · alt оору (ache or bodily suffering) · tly داژ (ache or bodily suffering) · ro supărare (suffering as punishment) · he כְּאֵב (ache or bodily suffering) · el πόνος (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · pa ਵੇਦਨ (ache or bodily suffering) · ur دَرْد (ache or bodily suffering) · scn diluri (ache or bodily suffering) · ca pena (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · yi עגמות (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · sh бо̑л (ache or bodily suffering) · es pena (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · si වේදනාව (ache or bodily suffering) · pap doló (ache or bodily suffering) · ja 痛み (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · be боль (ache or bodily suffering) · kk жара (ache or bodily suffering) · bcl kulog (ache or bodily suffering) · nds Wehdag (ache or bodily suffering) · zdj ndroso (ache or bodily suffering) · ps دړد (ache or bodily suffering) · ta வேதனை (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · crh accı (ache or bodily suffering) · ro pisălog (annoying person or thing) · vi khổ (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · mi kōharihari (ache or bodily suffering) · es dolor (ache or bodily suffering) · sk bolesť (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · et valu (ache or bodily suffering) · pt mala (annoying person or thing) · ro suferință (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · pa ڈول (ache or bodily suffering) · cv ырату (ache or bodily suffering) · uk біль (ache or bodily suffering) · es coña (annoying person or thing) · uz alam (ache or bodily suffering) · fi jomotus (ache or bodily suffering) · yi צער (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · sw uma (annoying person or thing) · pjt pika (ache or bodily suffering) · te నొప్పి (ache or bodily suffering) · cy dolur (ache or bodily suffering) · sv pina (annoying person or thing) · wo metit (ache or bodily suffering) · zza xeder (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · yi מיחוש (ache or bodily suffering) · sg mpasi (ache or bodily suffering) · sa दुःख (suffering as punishment) · txb lakle (ache or bodily suffering) · es calvario (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · sah ыарыы (ache or bodily suffering) · ba ауыртыу (ache or bodily suffering) · pro dolor (ache or bodily suffering) · za indot (ache or bodily suffering) · ckb ژان (ache or bodily suffering) · kmr elem (ache or bodily suffering) · hi दुख (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · yi נאָכוויי (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · zh 苦痛 (ache or bodily suffering) · fro dolor (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · za inget (ache or bodily suffering) · io doloro (ache or bodily suffering) · cs bolest (ache or bodily suffering) · ckb ئازار (ache or bodily suffering) · or କ୍ଳେଶ (ache or bodily suffering) · nl pijn (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · my ဒုက္ခ (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · mr दुखणे (ache or bodily suffering) · it pena (suffering as punishment) · is sársauki (ache or bodily suffering) · sa दुःख (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · te అనుభవించుట (suffering as punishment) · ja 苦痛 (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · hy ցավ (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · ro durere (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · zza derd (diq) (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · kmr jan (ache or bodily suffering) · ja 苦痛 (ache or bodily suffering) · nds Wehdaag (ache or bodily suffering) · haw ʻeha (ache or bodily suffering) · izh kipu (ache or bodily suffering) · koi висьӧм (ache or bodily suffering) · war su-ol (ache or bodily suffering) · zh 痛苦 (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · ne दुख (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · uz ogʻriq (ache or bodily suffering) · fro dolor (ache or bodily suffering) · gl dor (ache or bodily suffering) · tr dert (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · pa دَرد (ache or bodily suffering) · pa ਪੀੜ (ache or bodily suffering) · de Schmerz (ache or bodily suffering) · ug دەرد (ache or bodily suffering) · my ဒုက္ခ (ache or bodily suffering) · nv diniih (ache or bodily suffering) · sq dhembje (ache or bodily suffering) · yi טריבקייט (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · nb smerte (ache or bodily suffering) · sq dhimbje (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · kmr jan (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · el ποινή (suffering as punishment) · ga crá croí (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · no pine (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · da smerte (ache or bodily suffering) · it rompicoglioni (annoying person or thing) · fi piinaaminen (suffering as punishment) · fi kärsimys (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · km ជំហឺ (ache or bodily suffering) · stq Kwoal (ache or bodily suffering) · sv smärta (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · rue боль (ache or bodily suffering) · sh bȏl (ache or bodily suffering) · bg доса́дник (annoying person or thing) · hu fájdalom (ache or bodily suffering) · lo ຄວາມເຈັບ (ache or bodily suffering) · gug rasy (ache or bodily suffering) · ru боль (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · zh 痛 (ache or bodily suffering) · hy ցավ (ache or bodily suffering) · la dolor (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · ln mpasi (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · hu szenvedés (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · tl pananakit (ache or bodily suffering) · ru боль (ache or bodily suffering) · pt dor (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · km ការឈឺចាប់ (ache or bodily suffering) · tyv аарышкылыы (ache or bodily suffering) · ru геморро́й (annoying person or thing) · ug ئاغرىق (ache or bodily suffering) · mt uġigħ (ache or bodily suffering) · bo ཟུག (ache or bodily suffering) · fi kipu (ache or bodily suffering) · chr ᎠᎩᏟᏱ (ache or bodily suffering) · pt dor (ache or bodily suffering) · tl hinanakit (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · bn ব্যথা (ache or bodily suffering) · yi עגמות־נפֿש (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · hi दर्द (ache or bodily suffering) · atv агру (ache or bodily suffering) · lad דולור (ache or bodily suffering) · yi טריבע (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · ka ტკივილი (ache or bodily suffering) · sd سور (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · id nyeri (ache or bodily suffering) · sd سور (ache or bodily suffering) · ru страда́ние (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · ady уз (ache or bodily suffering) · pa ਦੁੱਖ (ache or bodily suffering) · rom dukh (ache or bodily suffering) · mi mamae (ache or bodily suffering) · tk agyry (ache or bodily suffering) · fo verkur (ache or bodily suffering) · ky оору (ache or bodily suffering) · zh 疼痛 (ache or bodily suffering) · ist dulur (ache or bodily suffering) · pa ਦਰਦ (ache or bodily suffering) · cu боль (ache or bodily suffering) · zza dej (diq) (ache or bodily suffering) · os рыст (ache or bodily suffering) · pl ból (ache or bodily suffering) · sh mȕka (ache or bodily suffering) · ro durere (ache or bodily suffering) · th ความเจ็บ (ache or bodily suffering) · mww mob (ache or bodily suffering) · hu kín (ache or bodily suffering) · zh 疼 (ache or bodily suffering) · ug ئەلەم (ache or bodily suffering) · vi sự đau đớn (ache or bodily suffering) · hsb ból (ache or bodily suffering) · is verkur (ache or bodily suffering) · fr casse-pied (annoying person or thing) · ta வலி (ache or bodily suffering) · ga crá croí (annoying person or thing) · sa बाधा (ache or bodily suffering) · izh vaiva (ache or bodily suffering) · lt kančia (ache or bodily suffering) · zh 痛苦 (ache or bodily suffering) · tg дард (ache or bodily suffering) · ur دُکھ (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · sw umwa (suffering as punishment) · fi kärsimys (ache or bodily suffering) · ro chin (ache or bodily suffering) · yi פּײַן (ache or bodily suffering) · or ପିଠ (ache or bodily suffering) · oc pena (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · rm dolour (ache or bodily suffering) · grc ὀδύνη (ache or bodily suffering) · yi יסורים (ache or bodily suffering) · cy poen (ache or bodily suffering) · dsb ból (ache or bodily suffering) · tk ajy (ache or bodily suffering) · gag aarı (ache or bodily suffering) · vec dołor (ache or bodily suffering) · atv агрыг (ache or bodily suffering) · az acı (ache or bodily suffering) · fa دَرْد (ache or bodily suffering) · grc ὀδύνη (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · eo doloro (ache or bodily suffering) · tr acı (ache or bodily suffering) · sw maumivi (suffering as punishment) · ja 痛み (ache or bodily suffering) · zza dej (diq) (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · sa व्यथा (ache or bodily suffering) · it dolore (ache or bodily suffering) · el τιμωρία (suffering as punishment) · sh му̏ка (ache or bodily suffering) · he טַרְדָּן (annoying person or thing) · yi וויי (ache or bodily suffering) · yi ווייטיק (ache or bodily suffering) · ru зану́да (annoying person or thing) · war ul-ul (ache or bodily suffering) · fi piina (ache or bodily suffering) · tpw asy class IIa (ache or bodily suffering) · lad dolor (ache or bodily suffering) · ml വേദന (ache or bodily suffering) · grc ἄλγος (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · el πόνος (ache or bodily suffering) · yi אַנגסט (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · crh ağrı (ache or bodily suffering) · cs trest (suffering as punishment) · hi व्यथा (ache or bodily suffering) · gug tasy (ache or bodily suffering) · mn өвчин (ache or bodily suffering) · rm dolur (ache or bodily suffering) · ady узы (ache or bodily suffering) · kmr derd (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · ast dolor (ache or bodily suffering) · he מִטְרָד (annoying person or thing) · az ağrı (ache or bodily suffering) · fa دَرْد (ache or bodily suffering) · el μπελάς (annoying person or thing) · lb Péng (ache or bodily suffering) · ta நோவு (ache or bodily suffering) · az dərd (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · el οδύνη (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · es pena (suffering as punishment) · af pyn (ache or bodily suffering) · hi दुःख (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · ro suferință (suffering as punishment) · tr keder (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · sl bolečina (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · lt gėla (ache or bodily suffering) · ro om plictisitor (annoying person or thing) · kn ನೋವು (ache or bodily suffering) · ko 통증 (ache or bodily suffering) · ar أَلَم (ache or bodily suffering) · ar وَجَع (ache or bodily suffering) · kk сыздау (ache or bodily suffering) · csb bòlesc (ache or bodily suffering) · ru му́ка (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · fi tuska (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · fi tuska (ache or bodily suffering) · tt авырту (ache or bodily suffering) · ms sakit (ache or bodily suffering) · ru су́щее наказа́ние (annoying person or thing) · mr वेदना (ache or bodily suffering) · bo སྡུག་བསྔལ (suffering as punishment) · ce лазар (ache or bodily suffering) · oc dolor (ache or bodily suffering) · es dolor (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · pdt Wee (ache or bodily suffering) · rue біль (ache or bodily suffering) · yi פֿאַרוויינטקייט (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · eu min (ache or bodily suffering) · pa دکھ (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · ckb دەرد (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · fo sviði (ache or bodily suffering) · yi וויי (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · ro persoană enervantă (annoying person or thing) · sw maumivi (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · zh тын (ache or bodily suffering) · scn ruluri (ache or bodily suffering) · fr mal (ache or bodily suffering) · id sakit (ache or bodily suffering) · zza muğul (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · nn pinsla (suffering or anguish, especially mental) · fr douleur (ache or bodily suffering) · fi ... uhalla (suffering as punishment) · ca dolor (ache or bodily suffering) · tl sakit (ache or bodily suffering) · rm dulur (ache or bodily suffering) · yi ווייעניש (ache or bodily suffering) · ota آغری (ache or bodily suffering)
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