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soreness

soreness

11 2.3
A painful, tender feeling in a part of the body when touched
  • noun
  • /ˈsɔrnəs/
translation icon : dolor
  • After the workout, she felt a deep soreness in her muscles that made it hard to climb the stairs.
  • muscle soreness

And he uses it to mitigate muscle soreness.

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Examples

  • The most common side effect from a flu shot is soreness at the injection site.

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  • Now, the hydrotherapy chamber is only for post training soreness.

  • I could barely walk with all the soreness I had when I put my shoes on.

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  • I had extreme muscle soreness to the extent that it was hard to move at all.

  • I would say that my muscle soreness has decreased by at least half.

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  • Pretty much only a little bit of soreness and muscle tension in the outside of my right shoulder.

  • There is a nice soreness in my muscles, and the water massages my face.

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  • However, around mile 6, I noticed some soreness similar to my earlier 233 run days.

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  • Eat enough oranges, and you may experience less muscle soreness after hard workouts such as downhill running.

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  • The typical characteristics of IBS include abdominal soreness and alterations in bowel consistency.

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Synonyms

pain
vssoreness
1.0

An unpleasant feeling in the body because of injury or illness

is a milder localized feeling especially noticeable when touched
tenderness
vssoreness
  • Specialized
15 4.5

Pain you feel when an area is sore or sensitive to touch

is a general painful feeling especially when touched rather than an inflammation sign
chafing
vssoreness
14 5.4

Soreness on the skin that happens when it rubs against something

is a general painful feeling not limited to skin rubbing injuries
aching
vssoreness
7 1.1

A constant, dull pain in a part of the body

is sharper and often felt on contact rather than dull lingering pain
rawness
vssoreness
1 5.5

A painful, sore feeling on the skin or throat

is a broader painful feeling centered on touch, not necessarily abrasion
pain sensation
vssoreness
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A feeling of hurt in the body caused by injury or illness

focuses more on touch sensitivity than broad bodily suffering
painful sensation
vssoreness
4.8

A sharp uncomfortable feeling in the body when something hurts

is more about pain linked to touch rather than a general acute feeling

Antonyms

440 1.0

A feeling of comfort when pain or worry goes away

190 1.0

A feeling of physical ease and being free from pain

How Painful

agony
135 3.9
pain
1.0
ache
92 1.3
soreness
11 2.3
discomfort
119 3.2
comfort
190 1.0

Surface Forms

soreness singular
sorenesses plural

Morphology

soreness = sore (transparent) = sore + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'sore' to denote the state or quality of being sore; meaning is directly predictable for learners who know 'sore'.

Etymology

Soreness comes from the old English word sār which meant 'pain', and it is the same root as the familiar word sore. So soreness is the state of being 'painful' or tender.