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Definition pain in British English

pain noun

noun
/peɪn/

▪ excruciating, intense, searing, severe, sharp, stabbing, terrible, unbearable

▪ alleviate, cause, ease, endure, experience, feel, inflict, lessen, relieve, soothe, suffer

1

a feeling that you have in a part of your body when you are hurt or ill

Example

chest/stomach pains

Example

Harry has been enduring considerable back pain for a number of years.

Example

I'm having terrible pains in my chest.

Example

The fresh air had done nothing to ease the pain Kelly felt in her head.

Example

An old injury was causing him intense pain.

Example

He heard Leo scream in pain.

Example

I don't think she's in any pain.

Example

It was a sharp pain, on his left side, below his ribs.

Synonyms and related words
ache agony anguish
2

a feeling of being very upset or unhappy

Example

Dealing with the subject sensitively can help prevent a lot of pain.

Example

The incident must have caused my parents great pain.

Example

He had no idea of the pain he had inflicted on her.

Example

He found it hard to cope with the pain of being separated from his children.

Synonyms and related words
sadness depression grief
Definition pain in British English