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pain
noun as in physical suffering
noun as in mental suffering
Strongest matches
agony, anguish, anxiety, bitterness, grief, heartache, misery, sadness, shock, suffering, torment, woe, worry
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affliction, despondency, distress, hurt, malaise, martyrdom, rack, torture, travail, tribulation, wretchedness
noun as in problem
verb as in bother, trouble
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ache, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, ail, anguish, annoy, bite, chafe, chasten, constrain, convulse, discomfort, disquiet, distress, exasperate, excruciate, gall, grieve, gripe, harass, harm, harrow, hurt, inflame, injure, irk, irritate, nick, prick, punish, rack, rile, sadden, smart, sting, strain, stress, suffer, throb, tingle, torment, torture, upset, vex, worry, wound
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Example Sentences
Figen has always been at pains to remind people she has not done this alone.
Not only will that limit the pain felt by British businesses compared to their European neighbours, but it could present trading opportunities.
Trump supporters generally want to give the tariffs a chance even though it might mean some short-term pain for the economy.
However, Beijing could face some short-term pain while talks with Washington take its course.
Rennie, who officiated more than 300 top-flight fixtures between 1997 and 2008, was on a birthday trip to Turkey last year when he was hit with a sudden striking pain in his back.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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