1. (

• pain ,
• hurting

) a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" ;

2. (

• pain ,
• painfulness

) emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" ;

3. (

• pain ,
• pain_sensation ,
• painful_sensation

) a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" ;

4. (

• pain ,
• pain_in_the_neck ,
• nuisance

) a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" ;

5. (

• annoyance ,
• bother ,
• botheration ,
• pain ,
• infliction ,
• pain_in_the_neck ,
• pain_in_the_ass

) something or someone that causes trouble; 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" ;

1. (

• trouble ,
• ail ,
• pain

) cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed ;

2. (

• pain ,
• anguish ,
• hurt ,

) cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" ;