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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawr, sohr]
- /sɔr, soʊr/
- /sɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawr, sohr]
- /sɔr, soʊr/
Definitions of sore word
- adjective sore suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person: He is sore because of all that exercise. 2
- adjective sore physically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, or diseased part: a sore arm. 1
- adjective sore suffering mental pain; grieved, distressed, or sorrowful: to be sore at heart. 1
- adjective sore causing great mental pain, distress, or sorrow: a sore bereavement. 1
- adjective sore causing very great suffering, misery, hardship, etc.: sore need. 1
- adjective sore Informal. annoyed; irritated; offended; angered: He was sore because he had to wait. 1
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Origin of sore
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (adj., noun, and adv.); Old English sār; cognate with Dutch zeer, German sehr, Old Norse sārr
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Parts of speech for Sore
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sore popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".
sore usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sore
adj sore
- aching — causing physical pain or distress: treatment for an aching back.
- achy — If you feel achy, your body hurts.
- afflictive — causing pain or misery
- angered — a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angry — When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
noun sore
- black and blue — discolored, as by bruising; exhibiting ecchymosis: a black-and-blue mark on my knee.
- blain — a blister, blotch, or sore on the skin
- blains — an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- bleb — a fluid-filled blister on the skin
- blister — A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.
adjective sore
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- chafed — to wear or abrade by rubbing: He chafed his shoes on the rocks.
- contused — Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
- embittered — Simple past tense and past participle of embitter.
- footsore — having sore or tender feet, as from much walking.
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