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ache
A longing or desire.
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  1. A longing or desire.
  2. A painful sorrow.
  3. A dull, steady pain.
pain
An unpleasant feeling occurring as a result of injury or disease, usually localized in some part of the body:
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  1. An unpleasant feeling occurring as a result of injury or disease, usually localized in some part of the body:
  2. (Informal) A source of annoyance; a nuisance:
  3. Bodily suffering characterized by such feelings:
pang
A sudden sharp feeling of emotional distress:
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  1. A sudden sharp feeling of emotional distress:
  2. A sudden, sharp, and brief pain, physical or emotional
  3. A sudden sharp bodily pain:
prick
A small, sharp, local pain, such as that made by a needle or bee sting.
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  1. A small, sharp, local pain, such as that made by a needle or bee sting.
  2. A persistent or sharply painful feeling of sorrow or remorse.
  3. A sharp pain caused by or as if by being pricked
prickle
A prickly sensation; stinging or tingling
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  1. A prickly sensation; stinging or tingling
  2. A small hard pointed outgrowth of the epidermis of a plant, in contrast to a modified plant organ such as a spine or thorn.
  3. A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
smart
(Slang) Intelligence; expertise:
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  1. (Slang) Intelligence; expertise:
  2. Sharp pain or anguish:
  3. A smarting sensation, pain or distress
stab
A wound inflicted with or as if with a pointed weapon.
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  1. A wound inflicted with or as if with a pointed weapon.
  2. An attempt; a try:
  3. A sudden sensation of anguish or pain
sting
The ability or power to sting or wound
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  1. The ability or power to sting or wound
  2. A sharp-pointed organ in insects and certain other animals, used to prick, wound, or inject poison
  3. A pain or wound resulting from or as from stinging
stitch
(Informal) The least part; a bit:
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  1. (Informal) The least part; a bit:
  2. A sudden, sharp pain in the side or back
  3. A way of arranging the threads in sewing, knitting, crocheting, or suturing:
throe
A condition of extreme difficulty or trouble:
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  1. A condition of extreme difficulty or trouble:
  2. A spasm or pang of pain
  3. A severe pang or spasm of pain, as in childbirth.
twinge
A mental or emotional pain:
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  1. A mental or emotional pain:
  2. A sharp, sudden physical pain.
  3. A sudden, brief, darting pain or pang
misery
A condition of great wretchedness or suffering because of pain, sorrow, poverty, etc.; distress
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  1. A condition of great wretchedness or suffering because of pain, sorrow, poverty, etc.; distress
  2. The state of suffering and want as a result of physical circumstances or extreme poverty.
  3. A cause of such suffering; pain, sorrow, poverty, squalor, etc.
inflammation
The act of inflaming or the state of being inflamed.
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  1. The act of inflaming or the state of being inflamed.
  2. The reaction of a part of the body to injury or infection, characterized by swelling, heat, redness, and pain. The process includes increased blood flow with an influx of white blood cells and other chemical substances that facilitate healing.
  3. A localized protective reaction of tissue to irritation, injury, or infection, characterized by pain, redness, swelling, and sometimes loss of function.
irritation
The act of irritating:
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  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The fact or condition of being irritated
  3. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
Find another word for soreness. In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for soreness, like: ache, pain, pang, prick, prickle, smart, stab, sting, stitch, throe and twinge.

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  • Almost immediately afterwards Jacqueline fulfilled her purpose of joining Port Royal - a proceeding which led to some soreness, finally healed, between herself and her brother and sister as to the disposal of her property.

  • One of the immediate results of this triumph of his policy was the increase of Oldenbarneveldt's influence and authority in the government of the Republic. But though Maurice and his other opponents had reluctantly yielded to the advocate's skilful diplomacy and persuasive arguments, a soreness remained between the statesman and the stadholder which was destined never to be healed.

  • As if aware of much of this, the country was well content with Disraeli's successes at Berlin, though sore on some points, he himself sharing the soreness.

  • Typical symptoms include abdominal bloating and soreness, gas, and alternating diarrhea and constipation.

  • However, a similar study carried out in Norway in 2003 found that arnica did reduce muscle soreness after marathon running (9 ).

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