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Pain: Physical & Emotional Meaning with Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：Physical hurt (Pain)

Pain 🔊

/peɪn/

n., v.

The feeling you have when a part of your body hurts.

Person experiencing physical pain in knee after exercise illustration

Physical hurt 🔊

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/ˈfɪzɪkəl hɜrt/

n., v.

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, typically described in terms of location and intensity.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'poena' (penalty, punishment), via Old French 'peine', evolving to mean physical or emotional suffering.

💡 Mnemonic

Think: 'PAIN' sounds like 'PANE' of glass – both can break and hurt you.

📖 Example

After running the marathon, I felt a sharp pain in my knee. 🔊 After running the marathon, I felt a sharp pain in my knee.

🔗 Collocations

feel pain – experience physical discomfort

severe pain – very intense physical suffering

relieve pain – reduce or eliminate physical hurt

🔄 Synonyms

ache (n.) – A continuous or prolonged dull pain

soreness (n.) – Pain or discomfort in a part of the body, often from injury or overuse

discomfort (n.) – Mild pain or unease

🚫 Antonyms

comfort (n.) – A state of physical ease and freedom from pain

relief (n.) – The removal or reduction of pain

🌱 Derivatives

painful (adj.) – Causing physical pain

painless (adj.) – Without pain

📖 Cultural Story

The word entered English via Old French 'peine' after the Norman Conquest; in medieval law, 'pain' referred to legal punishment, later broadening to any suffering.

Meaning 2：Emotional suffering (Pain)

Pain 🔊

/peɪn/

n., v.

A strong feeling of emotional hurt or sadness.

Sad person with broken heart symbolizing emotional pain

Emotional suffering 🔊

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/ɪˈmoʊʃənl ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

n., v.

A feeling of deep distress, sadness, or psychological hurt caused by loss, rejection, or other negative life events.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The news of her friend moving away caused her great emotional pain. 🔊 The news of her friend moving away caused her great emotional pain.

🔗 Collocations

emotional pain – psychological distress or hurt

cause pain – make someone feel emotionally hurt

ease the pain – reduce emotional suffering

🔄 Synonyms

sorrow (n.) – A feeling of deep distress caused by loss or disappointment

heartache (n.) – Intense emotional pain or grief

anguish (n.) – Extreme mental or physical suffering

🚫 Antonyms

joy (n.) – A feeling of great pleasure and happiness

contentment (n.) – A state of happiness and satisfaction

🌱 Derivatives

painful (adj.) – Causing emotional distress

painfully (adv.) – In a way that causes emotional pain