noun
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
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noun
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
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- the patient developed severe pain and distension
noun
emotional distress
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- a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
- the pain of loneliness
noun
a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
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pain
pain sensation
painful sensation
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- as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain
noun
a bothersome annoying person
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- that kid is a terrible pain
noun
something or someone that causes trouble
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- 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
verb
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
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verb
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
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- It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school