Definitions for sore
sɔr, soʊrsore

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. soreadjective

   an open skin infection

2. sensitive, sore, raw, tenderadjective

   hurting

   "the tender spot on his jaw"

3. afflictive, painful, soreadjective

   causing misery or pain or distress

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

4. huffy, mad, soreadjective

   roused to anger

   "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sorenoun

   An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.

   They put ointment and a bandage on the sore.

2. soreadverb

   Very, excessively, extremely (of something bad).

3. soreadverb

   Sorely.

4. soreadjective

   Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.

   Her feet were sore from walking so far.

5. soreadjective

   Dire; distressing.

   The school was in sore need of textbooks, theirs having been ruined in the flood.

6. soreadjective

   Feeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.

   Joe was sore at Bob for beating him at checkers.

7. Etymology: sor, from sār (noun) 'ache, wound' and sār (adj.) 'painful, grievous', from sairan (noun) (compare Dutch zeer 'sore, ache', Danish sår 'wound'), and (adj.) 'sore' (compare German sehr 'very'), from pre-Germanic *sh₂ei-ro-, enlargement of sh₂ei- 'to be fierce, afflict' (compare Hittite sawar 'anger', Welsh hoed 'pain', Ancient Greek ōdía 'toothache').

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Soreadjective

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. Tender to the touch.

   We can ne’er be sure,
   Whether we pain or not endure;
   And just so far are sore and griev’d,
   As by the fancy is believ’d. Hudibras.

   While sore of battle, while our wounds are green,
   Why should we tempt the doubtful dye again. Dryden.

   It was a right answer of the physician to his patient, that had sore eyes, if you have more pleasure in the taste of wine than in the use of your sight, wine is good; but if the pleasure of seeing be greater to you than that of drinking, wine is naught. John Locke.

   2. Tender in the mind; easily vexed.

   Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy; but he that can moderate these affections will find ease in his mind. John Tillotson.

   Laugh at your friends, and if your friends are sore,
   So much the better, you may laugh the more. Alexander Pope.

   3. Violent with pain; afflictively vehement. See Sore. adverb.

   Threescore and ten I can remember well,
   Within the volume of which time I’ve seen
   Hours dreadful, and things strange; but this sore night
   Hath trifled former knowings. William Shakespeare.

   I will persevere in my course of loyalty, though the conflict be sore between that and my blood. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   My loins are filled with a sore disease; and there is no whole part in my body. Common Prayer.

   Sore hath been their fight,
   As likeliest was, when two such foes met arm’d. John Milton.

   Gentle lady, may thy grave
   Peace and quiet ever have;
   After this day’s travel sore
   Sweet rest seize thee evermore. John Milton.

   They are determin’d to live up to the holy rule, though sore evils and great temporal inconveniencies should attend the discharge of their duty. Francis Atterbury.

   4. Criminal. Out of use.

   To lapse in fullness
   Is sorer than to lie for need; and falshood
   Is worse in kings than beggars. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   5. [From saur, French.]

   The buck is called the first year a fawn; the second, a pricket; the third, a sorel; and the fourth year, a sore. William Shakespeare.

2. Soreadverb

   With painful or dangerous vehemence; a very painful degree; with afflictive violence or pertinacity. It is now little used.

   Etymology: This the etymologists derive from seer, Dutch; but seer means only an intenseness of any thing; sore almost always includes pain.

   Thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. Common Prayer.

   The knight, then lightly leaping to the prey,
   With mortal steel him smote again so sore,
   That headless his unweildy body lay. Fairy Queen.

   He this and that, and each man’s blow
   Doth eye, defend, and shift, being laid to sore. Daniel.

   Though iron hew and mangle sore,
   Would wounds and bruises honour more. Hudibras.

   Distrust shook sore their minds. John Milton.

   So that Palamon were wounded sore,
   Arcite was hurt as much. John Dryden, Knights Tale.

   Sore-sigh’d the knight, who this long sermon heard:
   At length, considering all, his heart he chear’d. Dryden.

   How, Didius, shall a Roman sore repuls’d
   Greet your arrival to this distant isle?
   How bid you welcome to these shatter’d legions? Ambrose Philips.

3. Sorenoun

   A place tender and painful; a place excoriated; an ulcer. It is not used of a wound, but of a breach of continuity, either long continued or from internal cause: to be a sore, there must be an excoriation; a tumour or bruise is not called a sore before some disruption happen.

   Etymology: sar , Saxon; saur, Danish.

   Let us hence provide
   A salve for any sore that may betide. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   It is a bad exchange to wound a man’s own conscience, to salve state sores. Charles I .

   Receipts abound; but searching all thy store,
   The best is still at hand to launce the sore,
   And cut the head; for till the core be found
   The secret vice is fed and gathers ground. Dryden.

   By these all festring sores her councils heal,
   Which time or has disclos’d, or shall reveal. Dryden.

   Lice and flies, which have a most wonderful instinct to find out convenient places for the hatching and nourishment of their young, lay their eggs upon sores. Richard Bentley.

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1. sore

   A sore is a condition in which a part of the body is painful or aching, often due to an injury, illness, or constant use. It can also refer to an open wound or ulcer on the body that has not healed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sorenoun

   reddish brown; sorrel

2. Sorenoun

   a young hawk or falcon in the first year

3. Sorenoun

   a young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck

4. Sore

   tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand

5. Sore

   fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation

6. Sore

   severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity

7. Sore

   criminal; wrong; evil

8. Soreadjective

   a place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil

9. Soreadjective

   fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty

10. Soreadjective

    in a sore manner; with pain; grievously

11. Soreadjective

    greatly; violently; deeply

12. Etymology: [OE. sor, sar, AS. sr; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. sr, G. sehr very, Icel. srr, Sw. sr, Goth. sair pain. Cf. Sorry.]

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1. Sore

   Sore is second album released by sludge metal band Buzzov*en in 1994, through Roadrunner Records. It has since gone out of print.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sore

   sōr, n. a wounded or diseased spot on an animal body: an ulcer or boil: (B.) grief, affliction.—adj. wounded: tender: susceptible of pain: easily pained or grieved: bringing sorrow or regret: severe, violent, intense: wretched.—adv. painfully: grievously: severely, thoroughly.—n. Sore′head (U.S.), a person discontented with the reward for his political services.—adj. Sore′headed.—adv. Sore′ly, in a sore manner: grievously.—n. Sore′ness. [A.S. sár; Ger. sehr, very, Ice. sárr, sore.]

2. Sore

   sōr, n. (Spens.) a hawk of the first year: (Shak.) a buck of the fourth year. [O. Fr. saur, sor, sorrel, reddish.]

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1. SORE

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SORE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sore is ranked #144141 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sore surname appeared 115 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sore.
   
   46% or 53 total occurrences were White.
   27.8% or 32 total occurrences were Black.
   13.9% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.
   9.5% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sore' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3102

Anagrams for sore »

1. EROS

2. Eros

3. eros

4. ores

5. orse

6. roes

7. Rose

8. rose

9. rosé

10. sero

How to pronounce sore?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sore in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sore in a Sentence

1. King Henry III of France:

   Old creature with a sore leg (reference to Elizabeth I- he was incorrectly told she limped because of a varicose vein)

2. Vince Lu:

   One year ago, when we were sick, no matter it was cold, flu or fever, we still went out with friends and ate hotpot together with no problem at all, but now if you have a mild sore throat, when you cough a bit, people next to you will jump ten metres away from you.

3. Dan Quinn:

   He's got a sore hamstring, and we're going to make sure he's full speed to go.

4. Adam Koessler:

   Her cancer-ridden little body was alive again— Rumer had almost instant quality of life, she would say, ‘Daddy, tummy’s not sore,’ and she would be able to eat like a champion and begin to gain weight.

5. Latin Proverb:

   Fear not a jest. If one throws salt at you, you will not be harmed unless you have sore places.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sore
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sore
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sore
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sore
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sore
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sore
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html