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soreness

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sore  (sôr, sr)
adj. sor·er, sor·est
1. Painful to the touch; tender.
2. Feeling physical pain; hurting: sore all over.
3. Causing misery, sorrow, or distress; grievous: in sore need.
4. Causing embarrassment or irritation: a sore subject.
5. Full of distress; sorrowful.
6. Informal Angry; offended.
n.
1. An open skin lesion, wound, or ulcer.
2. A source of pain, distress, or irritation.
tr.v. sored, sor·ing, sores
To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait in the animal.
adv. Archaic
Sorely.

[Middle English, from Old English sr.]

soreness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.soreness - 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"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on"
chafing - soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
rebound tenderness - pain felt when a hand pressing on the abdomen is suddenly released; a symptom of peritoneal inflammation
chafe - soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
2.soreness - an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
hurt, suffering - feelings of mental or physical pain
Translations
soreness [ˈsɔːnɪs] N (Med) → dolor m
soreness [ˈsɔːrnɪs] ndouleurs fpl
soreness
n
(= ache)Schmerz m; (= rawness)Wundsein nt
(inf, = anger) → Verärgerung f (→ at über +acc)
soreness [ˈsɔːnɪs] n (painfulness) → indolenzimento; (irritation) → irritazione f


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is the cause of my soreness such a mystery that there's any need to tell me I am sore everywhere the staff hit me?
Besides the soreness in my mouth, and the pain in my neck, it always made my windpipe feel bad, and if I had stopped there long I know it would have spoiled my breathing; but I grew more and more restless and irritable, I could not help it; and I began to snap and kick when any one came to harness me; for this the groom beat me, and one day, as they had just buckled us into the carriage, and were straining my head up with that rein, I began to plunge and kick with all my might.
But it did her good, for those whose opinion had real value gave her the critism which is an author's best education, and when the first soreness was over, she could laugh at her poor little book, yet believe in it still, and feel herself the wiser and stronger for the buffeting she had received.
 
 
 
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