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pain
1. Highly unpleasant physicalsensationcaused by illness or injury: she’s in great pain (also pain in the neck or
vulgar slang arse) informal An annoying or tedious person or thing: she’s a pain
2. Mental suffering or distress: the pain of loss
3. (pains) Great care or trouble: she took pains to see that everyone atewell
suffering
The state of undergoingpain, distress, or hardship: weapons that cause unnecessary suffering [count noun]: his disregard for the sufferings of his fellowcountrymen
ache
1. A continuous or prolongeddullpain in a part of one’s body: the ache in her head worsened a handful of salt in the bath water is good for aches and pains [mass noun]: he had stomach ache
2. [in singular] An emotionexperienced with painful or bittersweetintensity: an ache in her heart
sorrow
1. A feeling of deepdistresscaused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortunesufferedby oneself or others: a bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow
1.1 [count noun] An event or circumstance that causes sorrow: it was a great sorrow to her when they separated
1.2 The outwardexpression of grief; lamentation.