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    pain·ful
    /ˈpānf(ə)l/

    adjective

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › painfulPainful Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PAINFUL is feeling or giving pain. How to use painful in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPAINFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PAINFUL definition: 1. causing emotional or physical pain: 2. If something is painful to watch or listen to, it is so…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › painfulPAINFUL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Painful definition: affected with, causing, or characterized by pain. See examples of PAINFUL used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › painfulPainful - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Anything painful hurts a lot — either physically or emotionally. Your sprained ankle may be painful, but so is your broken heart. When something is physically painful, it hurts your body in some way, like a painful burn or a painful paper cut.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › painfulPAINFUL Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for PAINFUL: sore, aching, hurting, damaging, hurtful, injurious, swollen, nasty; Antonyms of PAINFUL: painless, helping, remedial, healing, indolent, curative, sweet, gratifying.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › painfulPainful - definition of painful by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. Full of or giving pain: a painful shoulder; painful walking. 2. a. Causing mental anguish or suffering: It was painful for him to admit he was wrong. b. Distressing or embarrassing: A painful silence followed his remark. c. Requiring care and labor; difficult or irksome: a painful way of fixing the problem. 3.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPAINFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PAINFUL meaning: 1. causing emotional or physical pain: 2. If something is painful to watch or listen to, it is so…. Learn more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpainful adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › painfulpainful | meaning of painful in Longman Dictionary of...

    painful meaning, definition, what is painful: if a part of your body is painful, it hu...: Learn more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPAINFUL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    PAINFUL definition: 1. causing physical pain: 2. making you feel sad or upset: . Learn more.