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   pain·ful

   /ˈpānf(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a part of the body) affected with pain: "her ankle was very painful" Similar sorehurtinghurttenderachingthrobbingsmartingburningirritatingagonizingexcruciatinginformal:gut-wrenching
   • ▪ causing physical pain: "a painful knock"
   • ▪ causing distress or trouble: "a painful experience" Similar distressingunpleasantnastybitterawfuldisquietingdisturbingupsettingtraumaticmiserablewretchedsadheartbreakingheart-rendingagonizingharrowingmortifyingunendurableunbearabletorturouscrueluncomfortabledisagreeablerare:distressfulOpposite pleasantagreeable

   Derivatives

   • 1. painfulness noun

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   Learn the meaning of painful as an adjective, with synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related phrases. Find out how to use painful to describe something that causes or feels pain, or something that requires effort or exertion.

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

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   Painful means causing emotional or physical pain, or making you feel embarrassed. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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

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   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.

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   Painful means causing or feeling bodily pain or hard to accept or bear emotionally. Find 90 similar and opposite words for painful, such as sore, harsh, cruel, painless, sweet, and more.

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

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   Painful means causing emotional or physical pain, or making you feel embarrassed. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from various sources.

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

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective painful, which describes something that causes you pain or makes you feel upset or embarrassed. See synonyms, collocations and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.