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| sore throat |
painful inflammation of the throat, typically caused by an upper respiratory infection. |
| splitting |
producing a painful sensation of being split or rent. [1/2 definitions] |
| stabbing |
emotionally painful. [1/2 definitions] |
| stoic |
showing little or no reaction to painful or pleasant experiences; unmoved; impassive. [2/4 definitions] |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences; stoic. |
| stoicism |
the act or trait of showing little or no reaction to painful or pleasant experiences; impassiveness. [1/2 definitions] |
| sunburn |
uncomfortable or painful reddening of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun. [1/2 definitions] |
| suppression |
in psychiatry, the act of keeping painful or difficult thoughts or emotions from one's conscious awareness. [1/2 definitions] |
| tender1 |
easily hurt when touched; acutely painful; sore; sensitive. [1/6 definitions] |
| third degree |
intensive, often painful questioning, as of a police prisoner (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
| thorny |
difficult or painful to approach, deal with, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| thumbscrew |
(often pl.) formerly, an instrument of torture that exerted painful pressure on the thumb. [1/2 definitions] |
| tic douloureux |
painful tic (French); an affliction marked by painful, darting paroxysms and muscular twitches of the face. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. [1/4 definitions] |
| vaginismus |
a painful spasm or muscle contraction of the vagina. |
| wasp |
any of various winged insects that have a slender body with a very narrow waist, and that can deliver a very painful sting. |
| wicked |
painful, harmful, or dangerous. [1/5 definitions] |
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