pained

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /peɪnd/ UK /peɪnd/ See IPA manual

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adj
showing or feeling hurt, distress, or annoyance

A pained expression crossed his face when he heard the news.

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Synonyms

1 adj · showing or feeling hurt,... hurt distressedaggrievedanguishedtroubled wounded

Opposites

pleased content soothed comforted

Word family

Related forms pain painful painless

Etymology

Past participle of the verb pain, from Middle English peynen, from Old French pener, from peine 'punishment, suffering', from Latin poena 'penalty', from Greek poinē 'penalty, blood-price'.

peine xno poena Latin poinḗ Ancient Greek

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# pained

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** peɪnd
**IPA (UK):** peɪnd

## Meanings
1. showing or feeling hurt, distress, or annoyance

## Examples
- A pained expression crossed his face when he heard the news.

## Synonyms
- hurt
- distressed
- aggrieved
- anguished
- troubled
- wounded

## Antonyms
- pleased
- content
- soothed
- comforted

## Related Forms
- pain
- painful
- painless

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: peine
- Root: poena
- Root: poinḗ

## Etymology
Past participle of the verb pain, from Middle English peynen, from Old French pener, from peine 'punishment, suffering', from Latin poena 'penalty', from Greek poinē 'penalty, blood-price'.

## AI Etymology
Pained is the past participle of the verb pain, from Middle English peynen, from Old French pener, from peine 'punishment, suffering', from Latin poena 'penalty', from Greek poinē 'penalty, blood-price'. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As an adjective, it carries the sense "showing or feeling hurt, distress, or annoyance", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old French peine, Latin poena, and Ancient Greek poinḗ. Related words include pain, painful, painless.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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