sunburn B1 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈsʌnˌbɝn/ UK /ˈsʌn.bɜːn/ See IPA manual Freq #25262 Meanings 1 noun red, sore, or damaged skin caused by too much exposure to sunlight Her shoulders developed a painful sunburn after the long afternoon outdoors. 2 verb to become burned or irritated through exposure to sunlight Pale skin can sunburn quickly without adequate protection. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · red, sore, or damaged skin... solar burn 2 verb · to become burned or... burn Word family Forms sunburnt Derived forms sunburnedsunburnt Related forms suntanwindburnultraviolet Etymology A compound of sun + burn, continuing formations recorded in Middle English. The noun names skin damage caused by ultraviolet sunlight; the verb describes acquiring that damage. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sunburn **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌnˌbɝn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌn.bɜːn/ **Frequency rank:** 25262 ## Meanings 1. red, sore, or damaged skin caused by too much exposure to sunlight 2. to become burned or irritated through exposure to sunlight ## Examples - Her shoulders developed a painful sunburn after the long afternoon outdoors. - Pale skin can sunburn quickly without adequate protection. ## Synonyms - solar burn - burn ## Derived Forms - sunburned - sunburnt ## Related Forms - suntan - windburn - ultraviolet ## Etymology A compound of sun + burn, continuing formations recorded in Middle English. The noun names skin damage caused by ultraviolet sunlight; the verb describes acquiring that damage. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown