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- pronunciation:
- sor
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
sorer, sorest |
| definition 1: |
feeling physical pain; hurting.
You will probably be sore after your first time on horseback.The doctor told me my arm would be sore for a while after the shot.My back is sore today after lifting those boxes yesterday.- synonyms:
- hurting
- similar words:
- aching, bruised, pained, smarting
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| definition 2: |
of an injury such as a wound or bruise, sending out physical pain.
I got this bruise over a week ago, but it's still sore.- synonyms:
- painful, raw, tender
- similar words:
- sensitive, smarting
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| definition 3: |
causing or likely to cause embarrassment, annoyance, or offense.
My cousin and I get along well if we agree to avoid talking about sore topics.That's a sore subject with him, so I don't think you should question him about that.- synonyms:
- awkward, ticklish, touchy
- similar words:
- annoying, delicate, difficult, embarrassing, irksome, offensive, sensitive, tender
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| definition 4: |
(informal) angry, annoyed, or offended.
She was sore at him for leaving her without a ride home.Don't get sore, but I borrowed your jacket and I spilled something on it. Sorry!- synonyms:
- angry, annoyed, mad, offended
- similar words:
- indignant, nettled, peeved, pissed, upset
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| definition 5: |
causing considerable misery or distress.
The family was in sore poverty at that time.- synonyms:
- agonizing, distressing, grievous
- similar words:
- acute, desperate, difficult, dire, hard, heavy, intolerable, miserable, oppressive, severe
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a painful or sensitive wound or bruise on the body, esp. one in which the skin is broken.
There was a sore on his leg that seemed to be infected.The patient had sores on his body from lying too long in one position in his bed.The small sore on her tongue was quite painful.- synonyms:
- blain, lesion, wound
- similar words:
- gall
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| definition 2: |
a cause of pain, misery, distress, or the like.
- synonyms:
- affliction, hurt, injury
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| related words: |
abrasion, boil, burn, chafe, contusion, injury, wound |
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| derivation: |
soreness (n.) |
Are you looking for the word soar (to fly)? Sore and soar sound alike but have different meanings.
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