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adjective

1. Marked by, causing, or experiencing physical pain: aching, achy, afflictive, hurtful, nagging, painful, smarting. See pain/pleasure.
2. Feeling or showing anger: angry, choleric, indignant, mad. Idioms: hot under the collar. See feelings.

Idioms beginning with sore:
sore point, a

In addition to the idiom beginning with sore, also see sight for sore eyes; stick out (like a sore thumb).

adj

Definition: angry; hurt mentally
Antonyms: delighted, happy, pleased

adj

Definition: hurt physically
Antonyms: good, healthy, well

Any open wound of the skin or mucous.

IN BRIEF: Painful or hurting. Also: A place on the body that has been hurt.

After working all week, my back is sore.

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A popular term for any lesion of the skin or mucous membrane.

• bed s. — decubitus ulcer.
• foam s. — see scalded skin syndrome.
• s. foot syndrome — erosion of the pads in recently captured large cats. Caused by ceaseless walking and pivoting on a concrete floor.
• s. head — see elaeophoriasis.
• s. hocks — see ulcerative pododermatitis.
• s. knee — see carpitis.
• s. mouth — see contagious ecthyma, vesicular stomatitis.
• s. muzzle — in sheep, see bluetongue.
• s. nose — common name for facial dermatitis in gerbils. There is hypersecretion of the Harderian gland with accumulation of porphyrin pigment in the skin, causing irritation, self-trauma and secondary infection. Caused by overcrowding and excessive humidity.
• pressure s. — decubitus ulcer.
• pus s. — see scalded skin syndrome.
• summer s. — see swamp cancer.
• sweat s. — see scalded skin syndrome.

For a list of words related to sore, see:

• Signs and Symptoms - sore: ulcer or open wound on skin or mucous membrane from injury or infection
• Angry, Emotional, Aggressive, or Passionate

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - øm, smertende, pinlig, ømtålelig, irriteret, fornærmet
n. - sår, plage, pine
adv. - såre
v. tr. - såre, gøre øm

idioms:

• sore point    ømt punkt
• sore throat    ondt i halsen

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeer, boos, pijnlijk, wond

Français (French)
adj. - endolori, (US) vexé, grand (besoin), délicat
n. - plaie
adv. - fortement, à rude épreuve, grandement
v. tr. - faire/avoir mal, en vouloir à qn, (US) se vexer

idioms:

• sore point    point douloureux
• sore throat    gorge irritée

Deutsch (German)
adj. - weh, wund, sauer, schwer
n. - wunde Stelle, Wunde
adv. - sehr

idioms:

• sore point    wunder Punkt
• sore throat    Halsentzündung

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πονεμένος, ερεθισμένος, χολωμένος, επώδυνος, αλγεινός
n. - έλκος, πληγή
adv. - επώδυνα, οδυνηρά

idioms:

• sore point    ευαίσθητο/ευπαθές σημείο
• sore throat    ερεθισμένος λαιμός, πονόλαιμος

Italiano (Italian)
indolenzito, arrabbiato

idioms:

• open/reopen old sores    riaprire le vecchie piaghe
• sore point    punto debole
• sore throat    mal di gola

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inflamado (m), sensível, dolorido (m)
n. - ponto sensível (f), ferida (f), chaga (f)
adv. - cruelmente, penosamente

idioms:

• open/reopen old sores    abrir velhas feridas
• sore point    ponto sensível
• sore throat    garganta inflamada (f)

Русский (Russian)
болячка, нарыв, рана, воспаление, ожог, болезненный, воспаленный, легкоранимый, раздражительный, обиженный, горестный, тяжкий, острый, сильно, огорчать, причинять боль

idioms:

• open/reopen old sores    бередить старые раны
• sore point    больное место, щекотливый вопрос
• sore throat    септический (стрептококковый) фарингит

Español (Spanish)
adj. - dolorido, doloroso, penoso, enfadado, molesto, resentido, duro, violento, grande, extremo, sensible, irritable
n. - parte lastimada del cuerpo, úlcera, llaga, matadura, causa de aflicción, espina, disgusto, pena
adv. - penosamente, sumamente, extremadamente, muy, mucho

idioms:

• sore point    asunto delicado o espinoso
• sore throat    dolor de garganta

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - öm, ond, känslig, allvarlig, svår, irriterad
n. - ömt ställe, ont ställe
adv. - svårt, svårligen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
疼痛的, 剧烈的, 痛心的, 痛处, 疮, 溃疡, 疼痛地, 剧烈地, 痛心地, 弄伤马的前蹄

idioms:

• sore point    痛处, 创伤
• sore throat    喉咙痛, 咽喉炎

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 疼痛的, 劇烈的, 痛心的
n. - 痛處, 瘡, 潰瘍
adv. - 疼痛地, 劇烈地, 痛心地
v. tr. - 弄傷馬的前蹄

idioms:

• sore point    痛處, 創傷
• sore throat    喉嚨痛, 咽喉炎

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (상처가) 아픈, 쓰라린, (사람, 마음이) 비탄에 잠긴
n. - 건드리면 아픈 곳, 옛 상처, (깊은) 원한
adv. - 쑤시어, 심하게 , 몹시
v. tr. - 아프게 하다, 고통스럽게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 痛い, 筋肉痛を起こした, 痛ましい, 怒って, かんに触る, 悲しむ
n. - 傷, 触ると痛い所, いやな思い出, 心痛の種

idioms:

• sore point    痛いところ
• sore throat    咽喉炎
• sticks/stands out like a sore thumb    夏炉冬扇の存在である

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متقرح, محزن, مؤلم (الاسم) قرحه, قرح, بلاء (ظرف) بحزن, بأرهاق, بألم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כואב, מכאיב, מצער, עצוב, עגום, נפגע, נעלב, חמור, קשה‬
n. - ‮פצע, דלקת, נושא כאוב‬
adv. - ‮באופן חמור, בצורה קשה‬
v. tr. - ‮פתח מחדש את הפצעים, העלה נושא כאוב‬

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