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painful
[ peyn-fuhl ]
adjective
- affected with, causing, or characterized by pain:
a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
Synonyms: ,
- laborious; exacting; difficult:
a painful life.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- Archaic. painstaking; careful.
painful
/ ˈɪԴʊ /
adjective
- causing pain; distressing
a painful duty
- affected with pain
a painful leg
- tedious or difficult
- informal.extremely bad
a painful performance
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹Դڳܱ, adverb
- ˈ貹ԴڳܱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- 貹fܱ· adverb
- 貹fܱ·Ա noun
- v·貹fܱ adjective
- over·貹fܱ· adverb
- over·貹fܱ·Ա noun
- ܲ·貹fܱ adjective
- un·貹fܱ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
It was PSG in a microcosm, Rice's warning delivered in the most painful manner.
Here, Todd has his youngest character summarize the painful central paradox of trans life — in Nazi Germany nearly a century ago, and possibly in tomorrow’s America.
“John’s been able to condense everything—good and painful, joyful and serious—about this country we live in, in two minutes and 30 seconds.”
The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, at times his voice breaking, hands shaking, told the judges it has "never been more painful to be Palestinian".
"If it was as close as people are saying it is, then that's what is painful because I wasn't outclassed or hurt in there," he says.
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