pain  /peɪn/

noun

1. a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"

synset: pain, hurting

2. emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness"

synset: pain, painfulness

antonym: pleasure, pleasance

3. a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"

synset: pain, pain_sensation, painful_sensation

4. a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"

synset: pain, pain_in_the_neck, nuisance

5. 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"

synset: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain_in_the_neck, pain_in_the_ass

verb

1. cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

synset: trouble, ail, pain

2. cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"

synset: pain, anguish, hurt

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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