painful — causing physical or emotional pain; difficult to endure
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: causing physical or emotional pain; difficult to endure
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpeɪnfəl/
Korean meaning: 고통스러운, 아픈, 괴로운
Korean pronunciation: 페인-풀 (강세: 페인)
Example Sentences
- Getting a tattoo on your ribs is more painful than eating your mom's cooking.
- The painful truth is that I spent more on coffee this month than on groceries.
- It's painful to watch him try to parallel park for the tenth time.
painful
ADJECTIVE//ˈpeɪnfəl//
causing physical or emotional pain; difficult to endure
💡 Concept
Dental procedure causing intense pain
🎵 Rhyme
Painful hands create gainful art, despite disdainful hearts!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈpeɪnfəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpeɪnfəl/
🌳Etymology
Rootpain
Suffix--ful
Origin
고대 프랑스어 'peine(고통)'에서 온 'pain'에 '-ful(가득한)'이 붙어 '고통으로 가득한'이라는 의미가 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
gainfuldisdainful
gainful
disdainful
🔗Collocations
painful experience
painful memory
physically painful
emotionally painful
painful truth
painful decision
painful lesson
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Getting a tattoo on your ribs is more painful than eating your mom's cooking.”
😄 Fun example
“The painful truth is that I spent more on coffee this month than on groceries.”
😄 Fun example
“It's painful to watch him try to parallel park for the tenth time.”
“Breaking up with someone is always a painful process.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
agonizingexcruciatingdistressingunbearabletorturous
Antonyms
painlesscomfortablepleasant
Related
painsufferhurtacheagony
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