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Noun
S:
(n)
pain
,
hurting
(a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder)
"the patient developed severe pain and distension"
S:
(n)
pain
,
painfulness
(emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid)
"the pain of loneliness"
S:
(n)
pain
,
pain sensation
,
painful sensation
(a somatic sensation of acute discomfort)
"as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"
S:
(n)
pain
,
pain in the neck
,
nuisance
(a bothersome annoying person)
"that kid is a terrible pain"
S:
(n)
annoyance
,
bother
,
botheration
,
pain
,
infliction
,
pain in the neck
,
pain in the ass
(something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness)
"washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
S:
(n)
striving
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nisus
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pains
,
strain
(an effortful attempt to attain a goal)
Verb
S:
(v)
trouble
,
ail
,
pain
(cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed)
S:
(v)
pain
,
anguish
,
hurt
(cause emotional anguish or make miserable)
"It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"