paining

pain

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [peyn]
- /peɪn/
- /peɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [peyn]
- /peɪn/

Definitions of paining word

noun paining physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc. 1
noun paining a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body: a back pain. 1
noun paining mental or emotional suffering or torment: I am sorry my news causes you such pain. 1
noun paining pains. laborious or careful efforts; assiduous care: Great pains have been taken to repair the engine perfectly. the suffering of childbirth. 1
noun paining Informal. an annoying or troublesome person or thing. 1
verb with object paining to cause physical pain to; hurt. 1

See all 12 definitions of paining

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Origin of paining

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English peine punishment, torture, pain < Old French < Latin poena penalty, pain < Greek poinḗ penalty

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Parts of speech for Paining

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Paining

paining popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Antonyms for paining

adj paining

antidotal — a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
corrective — Corrective measures or techniques are intended to put right something that is wrong.

All 2 Antonyms of paining