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painful - Dictionary definition and meaning for painful

PAINFUL

  • (adj.) causing physical or psychological pain

    "worked with painful slowness"

  • (adj.) causing physical discomfort

    "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"

    synonyms : irritating

  • (adj.) exceptionally bad or displeasing

    "atrocious taste", "abominable workmanship", "an awful voice", "dreadful manners", "a painful performance", "terrible handwriting", "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

    synonyms : abominable , atrocious , awful , dreadful , terrible , unspeakable

    The service at this restaurant is abominable. -added by geeta_inlas

    I am sorry to say but the food was simply awful. -added by geeta_inlas

    I simply abominate hypocrites. -added by priyavanjeri

    me and my friends had an abominable experience in our intermediate(eamcet) -added by bharathpoduri

  • (adj.) causing misery or pain or distress

    "it was a sore trial to him", "the painful process of growing up"

    synonyms : afflictive , sore

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