to pain
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4.9
- verb
- /peɪn/
- It pains me to say this, but you're broke, my Queen.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd you know, it pains you as well, right?
- And you know, it pains you as well, right?
- It would just pain you to send that money, create some accountability, pain, pleasure, ideally both.
- It like it pains me how much I miss it.
- The reason this pains me so much is that we're still discussing this.
- It pains me to see all the damage I did to myself really pains you.
- She opted to retreat rather than surrender and it pained her to compete with mere insubstantial girls.
- It actually pains my soul, pains my soul right here when I see a piece of really good content and nowhere to go.
- Everyone has a different threshold to pain, but what pains me is that this is still going on.
Examples
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"But the fact is, and it pains me to say, the fact is we sometimes make mistakes."
Academic text (2009) -
The reason this pains me so much is that we're still discussing this.
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And you know, it pains you as well, right?
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And I, and it pains me that I got too much pride.
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Stop it, it pains me day and night.
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I know what pains you, Peter.
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If it still pains you tomorrow, I'll call and arrange an appointment.
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It pains me to hear you say that, Mark.
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You don't know how it pains me to make this decision.
Fiction book (1996) -
It pains me to see my friend in such distress over his lost job.
Synonyms
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1.0
Make someone suffer physical or emotional pain
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3.4
To make someone very sad because of love or disappointment
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2.3
To make someone feel sad
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6.0
Cause pain or trouble to people, animals and places
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3.3
To feel sharp emotional pain after someone says something hurtful
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4.1
To make someone feel very sad
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4.1
Cause someone to feel pain, worry or serious problems
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5.7
To hurt a person's feelings deeply
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7.3
To cause someone to feel very strong pain or worry
Idioms
- Offensive
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9.2
A person or thing that is very annoying and difficult to deal with
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5.5
To understand and share someone's sadness when they are having a hard time
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.2
An uncomfortable feeling that seems to come from a missing arm or leg
- Specialized
A natural drive that makes people seek pleasure and avoid pain, often in early childhood
How Painful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pain (as a verb) comes from the Latin poena, meaning 'penalty' or 'punishment', and it grew to mean causing emotional hurt too, which is why we say 'it pains me' when something makes us sad or upset.