Definitions for Pain

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Pain pain

Spelling: [peyn]

IPA: /peɪn/

Pain is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 32 anagrams from letters in Pain (ainp).

Definitions for Pain

noun

1. physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
2. a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body:
3. mental or emotional suffering or torment:
4. pains. laborious or careful efforts; assiduous care: the suffering of childbirth.
5. Informal. an annoying or troublesome person or thing.

Idioms

1. feel no pain, Informal. to be intoxicated:
2. on / upon / under pain of, liable to the penalty of:
3. pain in the ass, Slang: Vulgar. pain (def 5).
4. pain in the neck, Informal. pain (def 5).

verb (used with object)

1. to cause physical pain to; hurt.
2. to cause (someone) mental or emotional pain; distress:

verb (used without object)

1. to have or give pain.

Origin of Pain

1250-1300; Middle English peine punishment, torture, pain Old French Latin poena penalty, pain Greek poinḗ penalty

Examples for Pain

Throughout all the stories of loss and pain with the Chief, there was barely a trace of emotion.

Just two young kids experiencing the panic, pain, and then the miracle, of new birth.

He closed his eyes, imagining the virgins, imagining away the pain in his head and groin.

But she gave me none: it was where she was not, that pain was.

"In truth, my father, I wished to avoid the pain of parting," rejoined Philæmon.

Many in our country do not know the pain of poverty, but we can listen to those who do.

Nowhere to be found is the anguish, the drama, the pain of an athlete on that level who considering walking away.

No; those we love, we love for every thing; even for the pain they have given us.

My very blood boiled in my veins, that such an one as he could give me pain.

The holidays are upon us, time for family, for love and pain, togetherness and loss.