Soreness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)

an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɔːɹnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɔːnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɔːnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɔːɹnəs/.

Examples

the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness
after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rawness discomfort tenderness irritation

Parts of Speech

noun	a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) “the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness”
noun	an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

Word Forms

tender	adjective	hurting
sore	adjective	hurting
raw	adjective	hurting
irritate	verb	excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schmerzen

ein Schmerz, der gefühlt wird (z. B. wenn der Bereich berührt wird)

🇫🇷French

douleur

une douleur ressentie (comme lorsque la zone est touchée)

🇪🇸Spanish

dolor

un dolor que se siente (como cuando se toca el área)

🇮🇹Italian

dolore

un dolore che si avverte (come quando l'area viene toccata)

🇳🇱Dutch

pijn

een pijn die wordt gevoeld (zoals wanneer het gebied wordt aangeraakt)

🇵🇹Portuguese

dor

uma dor que é sentida (como quando a área é tocada)

🇷🇺Russian

болезненность

боль, которая ощущается (например, при прикосновении к этой области)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यथा

दर्द जो महसूस होता है (जैसे उस क्षेत्र को छूने पर)

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যথা

একটি ব্যথা যা অনুভূত হয় (যেমন এলাকাটি স্পর্শ করা হয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

புண்

உணரப்படும் ஒரு வலி (அப்பகுதியைத் தொடும்போது)

🇮🇳Telugu

పుండ్లు పడడం

అనుభూతి చెందే నొప్పి (ప్రాంతాన్ని తాకినప్పుడు)

🇮🇳Marathi

वेदना

वेदना जाणवते (जसे क्षेत्र स्पर्श केला जातो तेव्हा)

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુખાવો

એક દુખાવો જે અનુભવાય છે (જેમ કે જ્યારે વિસ્તારને સ્પર્શ કરવામાં આવે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೋವುಂಟು

ಅನುಭವಿಸಿದ ನೋವು (ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಮುಟ್ಟಿದಾಗ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വല്ലാത്ത വേദന

അനുഭവപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു വേദന (പ്രദേശം തൊടുമ്പോൾ പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਰਦ

ਇੱਕ ਦਰਦ ਜੋ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਜਦੋਂ ਖੇਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

درد

ایک درد جو محسوس ہوتا ہے (جیسے جب اس علاقے کو چھو لیا جاتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疼痛

感觉到的疼痛（当触摸该区域时）

🇯🇵Japanese

痛み

（その領域に触れたときのように）感じる痛み

🇰🇷Korean

쓰림

느껴지는 통증(해당 부위를 만질 때처럼)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đau nhức

một cơn đau được cảm nhận (như khi chạm vào khu vực đó)

🇹🇭Thai

ความเจ็บปวด

ความเจ็บปวดที่รู้สึกได้ (เช่นเมื่อสัมผัสบริเวณนั้น)

🇮🇩Indonesian

rasa sakit

rasa sakit yang dirasakan (seperti saat area tersebut disentuh)

🇵🇭Filipino

sakit

isang sakit na nararamdaman (tulad ng kapag hinawakan ang lugar)

🇲🇾Malay

kepedihan

sakit yang dirasai (seperti apabila kawasan itu disentuh)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وجع

الشعور بالألم (كما هو الحال عند لمس المنطقة)

🇮🇷Persian

درد

دردی که احساس می شود (مانند زمانی که آن ناحیه را لمس می کنید)

🇹🇷Turkish

ağrı

hissedilen bir ağrı (bölgeye dokunulduğunda olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּאֵב

כאב שמורגש (כמו כשנוגעים באזור)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'soreness'?

The primary meaning of 'soreness' is 'a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)'.

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Using 'soreness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'soreness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'soreness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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