yvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

painful

[ peyn-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. affected with, causing, or characterized by pain:

    a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. laborious; exacting; difficult:

    a painful life.

    Synonyms:

    Antonyms:

  3. Archaic. painstaking; careful.


painful

/ ˈɪԴʊ /

adjective

  1. causing pain; distressing

    a painful duty

  2. affected with pain

    a painful leg

  3. tedious or difficult
  4. informal.
    extremely bad

    a painful performance

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈ貹Դڳܱ, adverb
  • ˈ貹ԴڳܱԱ, noun
Discover More

Other yvlogs From

  • 貹fܱ· adverb
  • 貹fܱ·Ա noun
  • v·貹fܱ adjective
  • over·貹fܱ· adverb
  • over·貹fܱ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·貹fܱ adjective
  • un·貹fܱ· adverb
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of painful1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; pain, -ful
Discover More

Example Sentences

"It's very painful, on a personal level, because some of our customers are now friends," she said.

From

Her death, he said, was "the most painful thing that I have endured" in his 13 years as an imam.

From

And just like that, your commute becomes less painful.

From

Welby is not the first, nor the last, public figure whose career was brought to a painful end.

From

Despite all the destruction of infrastructure, historical buildings, technology, solar panels and other goods, the worst and most painful loss involves the first category.

From

Advertisement

Related yvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement