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pained

/peɪnd/

pained adjective: in pain, especially in an emotional sense. Also the simple past and past participle of pain.

Adjective

pained (comparative more pained, superlative most pained)

  1. In pain, especially in an emotional sense.
    • The director looked as though his faith in human nature had received a rude blow.
      "A hundred pounds would be a very large initial fee for a small firm like this, Mr Carrados," he remarked in a pained voice.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados

Also used as

pained is also the simple past and past participle of pain.

Synonyms of pained

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All synonyms of pained

Forms of pained

comparativemore pained
superlativemost pained

Words formed from pained

Words that rhyme with pained

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Questions about pained

What does pained mean?
Pained means in pain, especially in an emotional sense.
What part of speech is pained?
Pained is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pained?
Pained is pronounced /peɪnd/.

Words near pained in the dictionary

  1. painches
  2. paindemain
  3. paindoo
  4. paindoos
  5. paine
  6. pained
  7. painedly
  8. paines
  9. painest
  10. Painesville
  11. paineth

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