pain

1. pain (noun) — sense 1

Definition: An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.

Example: The greatest difficulty lies in treating patients with chronic pain.

2. pain (noun) — sense 2

Definition: An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.: The pangs or sufferings of childbirth, caused by contractions of the uterus.

Example: When the pains are every five minutes and quite strong or the cervix is five cm. dilated along with regular and strong pains, the mother is given a block anesthesia of 1 cc. of 1:200 nupercaine, 1 cc. of 10 per cent dextrose with .05 cc. of 1:1000 adrenalin.

3. pain (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress

Example: In the final analysis, pain is a fact of life.

4. pain (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.

Example: The wound pained him.

5. pain (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve.

Example: It pains me to say that I must let you go.

6. pain (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.