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   painful

   /ˈpeɪnf(ʊ)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
   • ▪ very bad: "their attempts at reggae are painful"

   Derivatives

   • 1. painfulness noun

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

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   PAINFUL definition: 1. causing emotional or physical pain: 2. If something is painful to watch or listen to, it is so…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › painfulPainful Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PAINFUL is feeling or giving pain. How to use painful in a sentence.

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

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

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   PAINFUL meaning: 1. causing emotional or physical pain: 2. If something is painful to watch or listen to, it is so…. Learn more.

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

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   Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › painfulPainful - definition of painful by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. Full of or giving pain: a painful shoulder; painful walking. 2. a. Causing mental anguish or suffering: It was painful for him to admit he was wrong. b. Distressing or embarrassing: A painful silence followed his remark. c. Requiring care and labor; difficult or irksome: a painful way of fixing the problem. 3.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › painfulPainful - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.