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1. (adj.) sore
physically painful or sensitive, as a wound or diseased part:
a sore arm.
2. sore
suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc.
3. sore
suffering mental pain; grieved or distressed:
to be sore at heart.
4. sore
causing great mental pain, distress, or sorrow:
a sore loss.
5. sore
causing very great misery, hardship, and the like:
in sore need.
6. sore
annoyed; irritated; angered.
7. sore
causing annoyance or irritation:
a sore subject.
8. (n.) sore
a sore spot or place on the body.
9. sore
a source of grief, distress, etc.
10. (adv.) sore
Archaic. sorely.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE sār (adj.), c. OFris
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) sore
an open skin infection
2. (adj) sensitive, sore, raw, tender
hurting
"the tender spot on his jaw"
3. (adj) afflictive, painful, sore
causing misery or pain or distress
"it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
4. (adj) huffy, mad, sore
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"
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1. (adjective) sore
inflamed and painful
Does your throat feel sore?
2. sore
sore point/spot/subject
sth sb is embarrassed about or ashamed of
Let's not talk about failing exams - it's a sore point with him right now.
3. (noun) sore
a painful infected area on your skin
He had open sores all over his legs.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) sore
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
2. (adj) sore
fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty
3. (adj) sore
in a sore manner; with pain; grievously
4. (adj) sore
greatly; violently; deeply
5. (noun) sore
reddish brown; sorrel
6. (noun) sore
a young hawk or falcon in the first year
7. (noun) sore
a young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck
8. sore
tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand
9. sore
fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation
10. sore
severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity
11. sore
criminal; wrong; evil
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Sense: painful
My leg is very sore; I have a sore leg.
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 Afrikaans: seer |
 Arabic: مُؤْلِم، مُحْزِن |
 Bulgarian: възпален |
 Brazilian: doloroso |
 Czech: bolavý |
 German: wund |
 Danish: øm |
 Greek: πονεμένος, πληγιασμένος, |
 Spanish: doloroso |
 Estonian: valus |
 Farsi: دردناك |
 Finnish: kipeä |
 French: douloureux |
 Hebrew: כּוֹאֵב |
 Hindi: दुखता, दर्द भरा |
 Croatian: bolan, ranjav |
 Hungarian: fáj(ó) |
 Indonesian: nyeri |
 Icelandic: aumur |
 Italian: dolente, doloroso |
 Japanese: 痛む |
 Korean: 아픈 |
 Lithuanian: skaudamas, skausmingas |
 Latvian: sāpīgs; jutīgs; noberzts; |
 Malay: sakit |
 Dutch: pijnlijk |
 Norwegian: øm, smertefull, sår |
 Polish: chory, bolący, obolały |
 Persian: دردناك |
 Pashto: دردناک |
 Portuguese: doloroso |
 Romanian: dureros |
 Russian: больной |
 Slovak: boľavý |
 Slovenian: boleč |
 Serbian: bolan |
 Swedish: öm, mörbultad, ond |
 Thai: เจ็บปวด |
 Turkish: ağrılı, ağrıyan |
 Taiwanese: 痛的 |
 Ukrainian: болючий; запалений |
 Urdu: دکھتا |
 Vietnamese: đau, nhức nhối |
 Chinese: 痛的 |
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