PAIN SENSATION Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase pain sensation. (close relations)
Definition of PAIN SENSATION
sensation
Best Alternative Words for PAIN SENSATION
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ache | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain verb • feel physical pain • have a desire for something or someone who is not present • be the source of pain | ||||||||
agony | nounn | |||||||
noun • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a state of acute pain | ||||||||
discomfort | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being tense and feeling pain • an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress | ||||||||
pang | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden sharp feeling • a mental pain or distress • a sharp spasm of pain | ||||||||
pricking | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of puncturing with a small point | ||||||||
shoot | verbv | |||||||
noun • a new branch • the act of shooting at targets verb • hit with a missile from a weapon • kill by firing a missile • fire a shot; release • make a film or photograph of something • send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly • run or move very quickly or hastily • move quickly and violently • throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective • record on photographic film • emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully • cause a sharp and sudden pain in • force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing • variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors • throw dice, as in a crap game • spend frivolously and unwisely • score • utter fast and forcefully • measure the altitude of by using a sextant • produce buds, branches, or germinate • give an injection to | ||||||||
smart | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness noun • a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore adjective satellite • elegant and stylish • characterized by quickness and ease in learning • improperly forward or bold • painfully severe • quick and brisk • capable of independent and apparently intelligent action verb • be the source of pain | ||||||||
smarting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore | ||||||||
soreness | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) • an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress | ||||||||
spasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • a painful and involuntary muscular contraction • (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) | ||||||||
sting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung • a mental pain or distress • a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property • operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act verb • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort • deliver a sting to • saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous • cause a stinging pain • cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging | ||||||||
stinging | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung adjective satellite • (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character | ||||||||
suffering | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of acute pain • misery resulting from affliction • psychological suffering • feelings of mental or physical pain adjective satellite • troubled by pain or loss • very unhappy; full of misery | ||||||||
tenderness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling • a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) • warm compassionate feelings • a positive feeling of liking • a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) | ||||||||
throb | verbv | |||||||
noun • a deep pulsating type of pain • an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) verb • pulsate or pound with abnormal force • expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically • tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement | ||||||||
throbbing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) • a sound with a strong rhythmic beat adjective satellite • pounding or beating strongly or violently | ||||||||
tingle | verbv | |||||||
noun • an almost pleasurable sensation of fright • a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings verb • cause a stinging or tingling sensation | ||||||||
torment | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • unbearable physical pain • extreme mental distress • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented • a severe affliction • the act of harassing someone verb • torment emotionally or mentally • treat cruelly • subject to torture | ||||||||
twinge | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden sharp feeling • a sharp stab of pain verb • cause a stinging pain • feel a sudden sharp, local pain • squeeze tightly between the fingers | ||||||||
pain | nounn | |||||||
noun • a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder • emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid • a somatic sensation of acute discomfort • something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness verb • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed • cause emotional anguish or make miserable | ||||||||