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   painful

   /ˈpeɪnf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a part of the body) affected with pain: "her ankle was very painful" Similar sorehurtinghurttenderachingthrobbingsmartingburningirritatingagonizingexcruciatinginformal:gut-wrenching
   • ▪ causing physical pain: "a painful knock"
   • ▪ causing distress or trouble: "a painful experience" Similar distressingunpleasantnastybitterawfuldisquietingdisturbingupsettingtraumaticmiserablewretchedsadheartbreakingheart-rendingagonizingharrowingmortifyingunendurableunbearabletorturouscrueluncomfortabledisagreeablerare:distressfulOpposite pleasantagreeable
   • ▪ very bad: "their attempts at reggae are painful"

   Derivatives

   • 1. painfulness noun

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   What does painful mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! PAINFUL definition: 1. causing emotional or physical pain: 2. If something is painful to watch or listen to, it is so…. Learn more.

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   What is the adjective for painful?

   • Painful (adj) requiring labor or toil; difficult; executed with laborious effort; as a painful service; a painful march. Painful (adj) painstaking; careful; industrious.

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   What is the meaning of pain?

   • c. Requiring care and labor; difficult or irksome: a painful way of fixing the problem. 3. Marked by or requiring great care and diligence: gave the matter painful consideration. pain′ful·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   Painful means causing emotional or physical pain, or making you feel embarrassed. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     PAINFUL meaning: 1. causing emotional or physical pain: 2....

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   • Painful: Arabic Translation

     PAINFUL translate: مُؤْلِم, مُؤلِم. Learn more in the...

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     PAINFUL translate: ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดความเจ็บปวด. Learn more in...

   • Painful: Polish Translation

     PAINFUL translate: bolesny, bolesny, bolesny. Learn more in...

   • Painful: Korean Translation

     PAINFUL translate: 아픈, 고통스러운. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Learn the meaning of painful as an adjective, with synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related phrases. Find out how to use painful to describe something that causes or feels pain, or something that requires effort or exertion.

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   Painful means causing emotional or physical pain, or making you feel embarrassed. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from various sources.

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   Painful means causing or characterized by pain, or tedious or difficult. See the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and usage of painful in sentences from various sources.

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   Painful means causing or feeling pain, or difficult or unpleasant. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms, pronunciation, and collocations.

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   Painful means causing or feeling physical or psychological pain, or being difficult or unpleasant. Find out the different meanings, examples, and translations of painful in English and other languages.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective painful, which describes something that causes physical or emotional pain. See synonyms, collocations and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.