Collocation Dictionary

Try "happy" or "love"

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Common collocations with pain in American Collocation

pain noun

US /peɪn/

in a particular part of the body

abdominal
back
chest
joint
muscular
neck
stomach

There is a lot you can do to prevent back pain in your workplace.

I had aches and pains that continued into the next day.

lasting for a long/short time

acute
chronic
constant
persistent

It is sometimes possible to treat the cause of chronic pain.

very bad

agonizing
excruciating
extreme
much
severe
terrible
unbearable

The pain was excruciating.

not bad

mild
moderate
slight

Paracetemol should be the first choice for mild pain.

intense

burning
intense
searing
sharp
stabbing

I feel a sharp pain in the side of my arm.

reduce pain

alleviate
control
decrease
dull
ease
lessen
reduce
relieve
soothe
treat

Soon after injury, an ice bag may be applied to relieve pain and swelling.

cause pain

cause
inflict

Possibly nothing inflicts more intense pain than fire.

feel pain

endure
experience
feel
suffer

He suddenly felt a terrific pain in his head as though a nail had been driven into it.

help to prevent pain

eliminate
minimize

Hypnosis can be used to minimize the pain of dental surgery.

control of pain

control
management
relief

Advice may need to be sought from the pain management team.

tolerance of pain

threshold
tolerance

There is considerable variation in individual pain thresholds.

medicine for pain

medication
meds

Over-the-counter pain medications are recommended to relieve minor pain from tension headache.

aches
discomfort
distress
suffering

People with epilepsy say that they do not experience pain or distress before or when they have seizures.