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Definition pain in British English

pain verb

[transitive] verb
/peɪn/
1

to make someone feel very upset or unhappy

Example

It was clear the subject pained him.

Example

It pained her to think that they would never talk to each other again.

Example

It pains me that we're such hypocrites about it.

Synonyms and related words
upset wound disturb
2

to make someone feel physical pain

Example

His head still pains him from time to time where he got that knock.

Synonyms and related words
suffer hurt ache
Definition pain in British English