Synonyms and antonyms of To feel or cause physical pain and suffering in British Thesaurus

suffer (verb)

to feel pain in your body or your mind

hurt (verb)

to feel pain somewhere in your body

hurt (verb)

to cause physical pain or injury

ache (verb)

if part of your body aches, you feel a continuous pain there that is unpleasant, but not very strong

trouble (verb)

if a part of your body is troubling you, it is not working as it should and is causing you pain

pound (verb)

if your head pounds, you have a pain in it that feels like someone is hitting it continuously

torment (verb)

to make someone suffer severe physical or mental pain, often deliberately

stifle (verb)

to stop someone from breathing

bother (verb)

to cause someone physical pain

kill (verb)

informal if part of your body is killing you, it is causing you a lot of pain

act up ()

if a part of your body or a piece of equipment acts up, it starts to become painful or to develop problems

burn (verb)

to produce an unpleasant stinging feeling on your skin

burn (verb)

if alcohol or spicy food burns, it produces an unpleasant stinging feeling in your mouth and throat

chafe (verb)

to rub the skin on a part of your body and make it sore

cripple (verb)

informal to make a part of someone’s body very painful, especially when they walk

give someone gyp (British)

Britishinformal to be very painful

itch (verb)

if your skin itches, you have an unpleasant feeling that makes you want to scratch it (=rub your skin with your nails)

itch (verb)

if a piece of clothing itches, it gives you an unpleasant feeling that makes you want to scratch your skin

pain (verb)

formal to make someone feel physical pain

pinch (verb)

if shoes or clothes pinch, they hurt you because they fit too tightly

play up ()

to cause difficulties or pain for someone

prick (verb)

to experience a sharp stinging feeling, or to cause this feeling on someone’s skin or eyes

prickle (verb)

to feel something sharp and uncomfortable on your skin or to cause this feeling

rack (verb)

to make someone or something suffer from pain or unpleasant feelings

scorch (verb)

if extreme heat scorches you, it is so hot that it is painful

skin (verb)

to hurt a part of your body by falling onto a rough surface in a way that causes some skin to be removed

smart (verb)

to hurt with a sudden sharp pain

squash (verb)

to hurt someone by pressing or pushing them hard

sting (verb)

to have or cause a sudden pain or uncomfortable feeling

strike (verb)

formal to hurt a part of your body by accidentally knocking it against an object

throb (verb)

if a painful part of your body throbs, the pain comes and goes again and again in a regular pattern

thump (verb)

if your head is thumping, you have a painful headache

tingle (verb)

if a part of your body tingles, it stings slightly, for example because it is very cold or very hot

trample something/someone underfoot ()

to hurt or crush something or someone by walking on them