ENGLISH: pain - CREOLE: doulè



Overview of noun pain



The noun pain has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (32) pain, hurting -- (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension")

2. (14) pain, painfulness -- (emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness")

3. (9) pain, pain sensation, painful sensation -- (a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain")

4. pain, pain in the neck, nuisance -- (a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain")

5. annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass -- (something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction")



Overview of verb pain



The verb pain has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (2) afflict, trouble, ail, pain -- (cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed)

2. pain, anguish, hurt -- (cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school")

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