Look up: pain

1. pain
   [n] - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder 2. [n] - a bothersome annoying person 3. [n] - emotional distress 4. [n] - a somatic sensation of acute discomfort 5. [v] - cause anguish or make miserable
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
2. Pain
   is a sensation of hurting or discomfort resulting from illness, injury, heat, an allergic reaction, or something being wrong in some part of the body. It forms part of the body's warning system intended to prevent further discomfort or injury, and generally to alert the person to the need to do something about it.
   Found on http://www.bcpa.co.uk/glossary.htm
   
   
3. Pain
   Pain is an unpleasant physical or emotional feeling that your body produces as a warning sign that it has been damaged.
   Found on http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Pages/hub.x
   
   
4. Pain
   Pain: An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pain has both physical and emotional components. The physical part of pain results from nerve stimulation. Pain may be contained to a discrete area, as in an injury, or it can be more diffuse, as in disorders like...
   Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.
   
   
5. pain
   1)the distressing sensation excited by noxius stimuli; 2)used in the plural, generally indicating the contractions of labour Category: Medicine
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
6. Pain
   Pain noun [ Middle English peine , French peine , from Latin poena , penalty, punishment, torment, pain; akin to Greek ... penalty. Confer Penal , Pine to languish, Punish .] 1. Punishment suff...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/4
   
   
7. Pain
   Pain transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Pained ; present participle & verbal noun Paining .] [ Middle English peinen , Old French pener , French peiner to ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/4
   
   
8. pain
   <symptom> An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
9. pain
   painfulness noun emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; `the pain of loneliness`
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
10. pain
    pain sensation noun a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; `as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
    
    
11. pain
    pain in the neck noun a bothersome annoying person; `that kid is a terrible pain`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
    
    
12. pain
    hurting noun a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; `the patient developed severe pain and distension`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
    
    
13. pain
    (pān) a feeling of distress, suffering, or agony, caused by stimulation of specialized nerve endings. Its purpose is chiefly protective; it acts as a warning that tissues are being damaged and induces the sufferer to remove or withdraw from the source. The receptors for pain stimuli (nociceptors) are free nerve end...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    
14. Pain
    • (n.) See Pains, labor, effort. • (n.) Any uneasy sensation in animal bodies, from slight uneasiness to extreme distress or torture, proceeding from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; bodily distress; bodily suffering; an ache; a smart. • (n.) To put to bodil...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
15. pain
    a complex experience consisting of a physiological and emotional response to a noxious stimulus. Pain is a warning mechanism that protects an ... [33 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/4
    
    
16. pain
    pain 1. The acutely unpleasant physical discomfort experienced by someone who is violently struck, injured, or ill. 2. A sensation of pain in a particular part of the body: 'The child was complaining of pains in the lower abdomen.' 3. Severe emotional or mental distress: 'He suffered a pain of rej...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf
    
    
17. pain
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pān Definitions: 1. A variably unpleasant sensation associated with actual or potential tissue damage and mediated by specific nerve fibers to the brain where its conscious appreciation may be modified by various factors. 2. Term used to denote a painful uterine contraction occurring in childbirth. &nb...
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio
    
    
18. Pain
    French for Bread.
    Found on http://www.goodcooking.com/winedefs.html
    
    
19. Pain
    Pain is British slang for someone or something troublesome, a nuisance.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
    
    
20. Pain
    Pain is British slang for someone or something troublesome, a nuisance.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
    
    
21. pain
    
    • a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
    • emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
    • a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
    • a bothersome annoying person
    • something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
    
    Found on
    
    
22. pain
    pain, unpleasant or hurtful sensation resulting from stimulation of nerve endings. The stimulus is carried by nerve fibers to the spinal cord and then to the brain, where the nerve impulse is interpreted as pain. The excessive stimulation of nerve endings during pain is attributed to tissue damage, ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08372
    
    
23. Pain
    See Pleasure.
    Found on http://www.ditext.com/runes/p.html
    
    
24. pain
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. algophobia.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio
    
    
25. pain
    Sense that gives an awareness of harmful effects on or in the body. It may be triggered by stimuli such as trauma, inflammation, and heat. Pain is transmitted by specialized nerves and also has psychological components controlled by higher centres in the brain. Drugs that control pain are known as p...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency