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| 1. | [ noun ] (psychology) extreme mental distress | |
| Synonyms: | torture torment | |
| Related terms: | distress pain torment | |
| 2. | [ noun ] extreme distress of body or mind | |
| Related terms: | trouble pain | |
| 3. | [ verb ] suffer great pains or distress | |
| Related terms: | suffer | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause emotional anguish or make miserable | |
| Synonyms: | hurt pain | |
| Examples: | "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" |
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| Related terms: | upset torment try agonize pain annoyance suffer | |
| Similar spelling: |
Anguis anguished Angus Angus_Og anisogamy |
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