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- pronunciation:
- peIn
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
causing pain.
The soldier was suffering from a painful wound.- synonyms:
- afflictive, grievous, hurtful
- antonyms:
- painless, pleasurable
- similar words:
- agonizing, bitter, distressing, excruciating, smarting, sore, stinging
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| definition 2: |
hard to accept or do.
It was time for him to hear the painful truth about his son.Notifying the family of the death of a loved one is a painful task.- synonyms:
- disagreeable, distasteful, distressing, hard, onerous, unpleasant
- antonyms:
- painless
- similar words:
- burdensome, difficult, grievous, heavy, oppressive, tough, troublesome, troubling, undesirable
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| related words: |
hard, poignant, sad, sensitive, sorry |
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| derivations: |
painfully (adv.), painfulness (n.) |
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