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painful

adjective
/ˈpeɪn.fəl/

Meaning

causing physical or emotional pain

Example Sentences

The injury was very painful, and he needed immediate care.

Synonyms

aching, sore, excruciating, distressing

Antonyms

comfortable, painless, soothing

Collocations

painful experience, painful injury, painful memories

Related Vocabularies

individually separate and distinct
able to be done or achieved; likely to happen; feasible
Relating to or done by all people or things in the world; applicable everywhere or in all cases.
so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe; not obvious
Doing harm or evil; having a harmful effect.
Looking or feeling sad, gloomy, or dejected.

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