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PAIN Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word pain. (exact relations)
There are 20 hypernyms of the word pain. (close relations)
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ail
verb, nounv, n
noun

• aromatic bulb used as seasoning

verb

• be ill or unwell

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

anguish
nounn
noun

• extreme mental distress

• extreme distress of body or mind

verb

• suffer great pains or distress

• cause emotional anguish or make miserable

annoyance
nounn
noun

• the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

• anger produced by some annoying irritation

• an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

• the act of troubling or annoying someone

bother
verbv
noun

• an angry disturbance

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

verb

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• intrude or enter uninvited

• make nervous or agitated

• make confused or perplexed or puzzled

botheration
nounn
noun

• the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

hurt
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

• psychological suffering

• feelings of mental or physical pain

• a damage or loss

• the act of damaging something or someone

adjective satellite

• suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle

• damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value

verb

• be the source of pain

• give trouble or pain to

• cause emotional anguish or make miserable

• cause damage or affect negatively

• hurt the feelings of

• feel physical pain

• be in pain

hurting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

infliction
nounn
noun

• the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

• an act causing pain or damage

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

nuisance
nounn
noun

• (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

painfulness
nounn
noun

• emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid

• the quality of being painful

pest
nounn
noun

• a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

• any epidemic disease with a high death rate

• a persistently annoying person

• any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.

trouble
nounn
noun

• a source of difficulty

• an angry disturbance

• an event causing distress or pain

• an effort that is inconvenient

• a strong feeling of anxiety

• an unwanted pregnancy

verb

• move deeply

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

pain in the ass
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

pain in the neck
nounn
noun

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

pain sensation
nounn
noun

• a somatic sensation of acute discomfort

painful sensation
nounn
noun

• a somatic sensation of acute discomfort

Best Hypernyms For PAIN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for pain, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (18)
hurt affliction agony ailment discomfit discomfort discompose disconcert distress feeling somaesthesia somatesthesia somesthesia suffering symptom torment untune upset
Phrases (2)
negative stimulussomatic sensation

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