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Dictionary: pain·ful   (pān'fəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Causing pain.
  2. Full of pain.
  3. Requiring care and labor; irksome: a painful task.
  4. Archaic. Diligent; careful.
painfully pain'ful·ly adv.
painfulness pain'ful·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Marked by, causing, or experiencing physical pain: aching, achy, afflictive, hurtful, nagging, smarting, sore. See pain/pleasure.
  2. Difficult to accept: bitter, distasteful, indigestible, unpalatable. See like/dislike.

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adj

Definition: physically or mentally agonizing
Antonyms: agreeable, delightful, easy, painless, pleasant


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Hurting or sore.

pronunciation Breaking her arm was so painful that she cried for days.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - smertefuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
pijnlijk, moeizaam, irritant

Français (French)
adj. - douloureux, pénible, lamentable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schmerzhaft, beschwerlich, peinlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οδυνηρός, επώδυνος, που πονάει, επίπονος

Italiano (Italian)
doloroso, penoso, faticoso, difficile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - dolorido

Русский (Russian)
болезненный, мучительный, тягостный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - doloroso, dolorido, difícil, angustioso, penoso, afligente, desagradable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - smärtsam, plågsam, pinsam, mödosam

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
痛苦的, 令人烦恼的, 困难的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 痛苦的, 令人煩惱的, 困難的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 아픈, 애처로운, 힘드는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 痛い, 苦しい, 骨の折れる, 辛い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مؤلم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כואב, מצער, מכאיב‬


 
 
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