painful sensation
- noun
- /ˈpeɪn.fəl səˈnseɪ.ʃən/
:
sensación dolorosa
- He described the painful sensation in his chest as unlike anything he had ever felt before.
Examples
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The first time he approached me, I felt an echo of the painful sensation in my hara and recognized that I needed to do some inner work.
Academic text (2000) -
Ushi left the room, and Tokusho was just nodding off when he was awakened by an itchy and vaguely painful sensation in the big toe of his right foot.
Fiction book (1998) -
For example, an electric shock could make a student cry, but the duration of the painful sensation is designed to be relatively brief.
Academic text (1992) -
One month later, he was readmitted on account of progressive cold and painful sensation over the right leg.
Academic text (2007) -
After falling down the stairs, she was overwhelmed by a painful sensation in her back.
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The athlete winced from the painful sensation in his ankle after twisting it during the game.
Synonyms
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1.0
An unpleasant feeling in the body because of injury or illness
135
3.9
A very strong physical or mental pain
119
3.2
A feeling of physical pain or mental unease
45
3.9
A hot, painful feeling on the skin like fire
26
3.3
A small prickly feeling on the skin often caused by excitement or cold
15
4.5
Pain you feel when an area is sore or sensitive to touch
11
2.3
A painful, tender feeling in a part of the body when touched
10
3.3
A sudden strong feeling of hurt in one small part of the body
7
1.1
A constant, dull pain in a part of the body
1
3.7
A feeling of hurt in the body caused by injury or illness
1
3.2
A sudden, strong, short pain like a small prick
1
5.5
A painful, sore feeling on the skin or throat
A feeling of pain too strong to describe in words
Antonyms
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'painful' (causing pain) + 'sensation' (a felt physical feeling); together they transparently denote a feeling of pain. This adjective+noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Painful sensation paints a simple picture: painful is the hurt and sensation is the body's feeling, like an alarm when something is wrong. So, it means 'a strong physical feeling of pain'.