English · Body & Health
pain
/peɪn/
[/peɪn/]
unpleasant feeling
Beginnernoun
Definition
An unpleasant physical feeling caused by injury or illness.
Example
A sharp pain in his knee made it difficult to walk down the stairs.
A sharp pain in his knee made it difficult to walk down the stairs.
Etymology
From Old French 'peine', from Latin 'poena' meaning penalty.
How & Where It’s Used
Also emotional, as in 'the pain of loss'; 'a pain' means an annoyance.