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  • Pain — This article is about physical pain. For pain in the broader sense, see Suffering. For other uses, see Pain (disambiguation). Pain A sports player in pain. ICD 10 R52 …   Wikipedia

  • pain — n 1: punishment 2 a: physical discomfort associated with bodily disorder (as disease or injury) b: acute mental or emotional suffering pain·less adj pain·less·ly adv …   Law dictionary

  • infliction — I noun abuse, application, blow, castigation, commission, commitment, execution, force, harassment, imposition, incommodum, injury, maltreatment, misfortune, oppression, ordeal, penalty, performance, perpetration, persecution, plague, punishment …   Law dictionary

  • pain in the neck — noun 1. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer a bit of a bother he s not a friend, he s an infliction • Syn: ↑annoyance, ↑bother, ↑botheration, ↑pain, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • pain in the ass — noun something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer a bit of a bother he s not a friend, he s an infliction • Syn: ↑annoyance, ↑bother, ↑botheration, ↑pain, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pain — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pain >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 mental suffering mental suffering pain dolor Sgm: N 1 suffering suffering sufferance Sgm: N 1 ache ache smart &c.(physical pain) 378 Sgm: N 1 passion …   English dictionary for students

  • pain — Synonyms and related words: abscess, ache, aching, afflict, affliction, aggrieve, agonize, agony, ague, ail, anemia, anguish, ankylosis, annoyance, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, assiduousness, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, backache, barb the dart, bite …   Moby Thesaurus

  • infliction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scourge, affliction; adversity; curse, disgrace; imposition; administering (to). See compulsion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. curse, visitation, castigation; see pain 1 , punishment . III (Roget s… …   English dictionary for students

  • Intentional infliction of emotional distress — (IIED) is a tort claim of recent origin for intentional conduct that results in extreme emotional distress. Some courts and commentators have substituted mental for emotional , but the tort is the same. Some jurisdictions refer to IIED as the… …   Wikipedia

  • cruelty — cru·el·ty n pl ties 1 a: an intentional or criminally negligent act that causes pain and suffering cruelty to animals cruelty to children b: mistreatment or neglect that causes pain and suffering compare abuse …   Law dictionary

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