pained
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4.9
- adjective
- /peɪnd/
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- Do you understand me?" A pained look appeared on her face.
- pained look
- pained smile
- pained expression
You're pained at being pitied, right?
- You're pained at being pitied, right?
- It's like, oh, when you said that I felt kind of pained.
- He says that people are angry when they are pained because one who is pained aims at something.
- Now you're like, actually, we go and collect more pain to prove that we are the most pained.
- You know, since I'm as young as I can remember, I, I've been unbelievably pained by the fact that we're alive, that we're going to die.
- If you're an envious detractor deep in in in your soul, you actually do think it's a good thing and you're pained by that.
- And our animal body must be pained, loved, calmed.
Examples
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When I see it now, I see a very forced, pained smile.
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I can always tell from the pained look on your face when you've been talking to her.
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That is why I was very pained to learn...
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"As usual, instead I gave her a pained smile and changed the subject.
Blog text (4) -
When I asked Andrea the same question, she got a pained look on her face.
Blog text (2) -
His eyes, for the instant she looked at them, were dull and pained.
Fiction book (1997) -
Min gave Perrin a pained look, as if asking for help.
Fiction book (1991) -
Benz set his teeth together in a pained smile, then sighed again.
Fiction book (1999) -
Miss Ferrell, drinking coffee and leaning against a sink, had a pained look on her face.
Fiction book (1993) -
When I asked him about the tragic event, his pained expression showed how deeply he felt.
Synonyms
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1.7
Causing physical pain or making you feel uneasy in a situation
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3.9
Feeling angry or upset because of something
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2.9
Feeling very upset, worried, or hurt
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7.0
Feeling very upset and in deep emotional pain
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3.3
Feeling hurt or offended by what someone says
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2.3
Feeling hurt because someone said or did something rude
Feeling upset, worried, or slightly annoyed by something
Feeling very strong pain or deep worry
Appearing not natural and tense, often like a forced smile
Antonyms
How Hurt
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pained comes from the noun pain, which comes from an old Latin word poena meaning 'punishment' or 'penalty'. So when someone looks pained they are showing hurt or discomfort, as if something has caused them real suffering.