pain

English

/peɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) 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.
  • (uncountable) The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress
  • (countable) An annoying person or thing.
  • (uncountable) Suffering inflicted as punishment or penalty.
  • (mostly) Labour; effort; great care or trouble taken in doing something.

Etymology

Borrowed from peine, paine derived from Latin poena (punishment, pain, penalty, strife) derived from Ancient Greek ποινή (penalty, fine, bloodmoney, price paid, weregild, punishment, blood money) root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (pay, pile up, honor, value, build, stow, avenge, observe, gather, pile).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷey-

Gloss

pay, pile up, honor, value, build, stow, avenge, observe, gather, pile

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

払

Emoji

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