SORENESS Synonyms

• the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

• a sudden outburst of anger

• (pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation

• the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland

• an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

• unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

• the act of troubling or annoying someone

• 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)

• a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

• feel physical pain

• have a desire for something or someone who is not present

• be the source of pain

• 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

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

• cause emotional anguish or make miserable

• a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

• 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

• 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

• an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

• a sound with a strong rhythmic beat

• pounding or beating strongly or violently

• a sudden sharp feeling

• a sharp stab of pain

• cause a stinging pain

• feel a sudden sharp, local pain

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• a chilly dampness

• the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect

• a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)

• lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience