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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.

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[Middle English, from Old English sr.]

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soreness n.

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sore [sɔː]

adj

1. (Medicine / Pathology) (esp of a wound, injury, etc.) painfully sensitive; tender

2. causing annoyance a sore point

3. resentful; irked he was sore that nobody believed him

4. urgent; pressing in sore need

5. (postpositive) grieved; distressed

6. causing grief or sorrow

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) a painful or sensitive wound, injury, etc.

2. any cause of distress or vexation

adv

Archaic direly; sorely (now only in such phrases as sore pressed, sore afraid)

[Old English sār; related to Old Norse sārr, Old High German sēr, Gothic sair sore, Latin saevus angry]

soreness  n

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Sord, Sore a flight or flock of mallard in the air, 1470. See also safe.

Examples: sord of mallard, 1470; of ducks.

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sore

• angry - Describing a wound or sore that is red and inflamed.
• merry-gall - A sore produced by chafing.
• sore - As a noun, it first meant generally "physical pain and suffering."
• chafe, chaff - To chafe means to rub until sore or worn; to chaff means to tease good-naturedly.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sore - an open skin infection               infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms blain - an inflammatory swelling or sore chancre - a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis) fester, suppurating sore - a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus gall - a skin sore caused by chafing
Adj.	1.	sore - hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" tender, sensitive, raw painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"
	2.	sore - causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up" afflictive, painful unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
	3.	sore - roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark" mad, huffy colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"

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sore

adjective

1. painful, smarting, raw, tender, burning, angry, sensitive, irritated, inflamed, chafed, reddened My chest is still sore from the surgery.

2. annoyed, cross, angry, pained, hurt, upset, stung, irritated, grieved, pissed (U.S. slang), pissed (off) (taboo slang), resentful, aggrieved, vexed, irked, peeved (informal) The result of it is that they are all feeling very sore at you.

3. annoying, distressing, troublesome, harrowing, grievous Timing is frequently a sore point.

4. (Literary) urgent, desperate, extreme, dire, pressing, critical, acute The prime minister is in sore need of friends.

noun

abscess, boil, ulcer, inflammation, gathering All of us had long sores on our backs.

Translations

sore [sɔːʳ]

A. ADJ (sorer (compar) (sorest (superl)))

1. (Med) (= aching) [part of body] → dolorido; (= painful) [cut, graze] → doloroso
it's sore → me duele
my eyes are sore; I have sore eyes → me duelen los ojos
I'm sore all over → me duele todo el cuerpo
I have a sore throat → me duele la garganta
to be sore at heart (liter) he was sore at heart → le dolía el corazón

2. (= angry, upset)
to be sore about sth → estar resentido por algo
what are you so sore about? → ¿por qué estás tan resentido?
to be sore at sb → estar enfadado or (LAm) enojado con algn
don't get sore! → ¡no te vayas a ofender!, ¡no te enojes!(LAm)
it's a sore point → es un tema delicado or espinoso
to be sore with sb → estar enfadado or (LAm) enojado con algn

3. (liter) (= very great)
there is a sore need of → hay gran necesidad de ...
it was a sore temptation → era una fuerte tentación

B. N (Med) → llaga f, úlcera f
to open up old sores → abrir viejas heridas

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sore [ˈsɔː^r]

adj

(= painful) → douloureux/euse, sensible
it's sore → ça fait mal
my feet are sore, I've got sore feet → j'ai mal aux pieds
to have a sore throat → avoir mal à la gorge
that's a sore point (fig) → c'est un point sensible

(mainly US) (= annoyed) → agacé(e)
to be sore at sb → en vouloir à qn
to be sore about sth → être agacé(e) par qch

n → plaie f

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sore

adj (+er)

(= hurting) → weh, schlimm (inf); (= inflamed) → wund, entzündet; to have a sore throat → Halsschmerzen haben; my eyes are sore → mir tun die Augen weh; my wrist feels sore → mein Handgelenk schmerzt (geh) → or tut weh; to have sore muscles → Muskelkater haben; to have a sore head (esp US, Scot) → Kopfschmerzen haben; I’ve got sore feet after all that walking → meine Füße tun nach all dem Wandern weh; I’m sore all over → mir tut alles weh; where are you sore? → wo tut es (dir/Ihnen) weh?, was tut (dir/Ihnen) weh?; to be sore at heart (liter) → betrübt sein (geh); her heart was sore (liter) → ihr war weh ums Herz (liter)

(fig) a sore point → ein wunder Punkt; a sore subject → ein heikles Thema

(esp US inf: = angry, upset) → verärgert, sauer (inf) (→ about sth über etw acc, → at sb über jdn); now don’t get sore at me → werd doch nicht gleich sauer! (inf)

(= great) to be in sore need of something → etw unbedingt or dringend brauchen; in sore distress (liter) → in arger Not (liter)

adv (obs, = greatly) → arg (old), → gar sehr (obs); and when they saw the angel they were sore afraid (Bibl) → und als sie den Engel sahen, fürchteten sie sich sehr

n (Med) → wunde Stelle; (caused by friction) → wunde or wund gescheuerte Stelle; open sore → offene Wunde; to open old sores (fig) → alte Wunden öffnen

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sore [sɔːʳ]

1. adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl)))

a. (painful) → dolorante
I feel sore all over → sono tutto indolenzito
sore throat → mal m di gola
my eyes are sore, I have sore eyes → mi fanno male gli occhi
he's like a bear with a sore head (fig) → è molto irascibile

b. (fig) it's a sore point → è un punto delicato
to touch on a sore point → mettere il dito sulla piaga
to feel sore about sth (esp Am) (fam) → essere molto seccato/a per qc
don't get sore! (esp Am) (fam) → non te la prendere!

2. n (Med) → piaga

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sore

adj sore [soː]

1 painful My leg is very sore; I have a sore leg. seer مُؤْلِم، مُحْزِن възпален bolavý øm wund πονεμένος, πληγιασμένος, ερεθισμένος doloroso valus دردناك kipeä douloureux כּוֹאֵב दुखता, दर्द भरा bolan, ranjav fáj(ó) nyeri aumur dolente, doloroso 痛む 아픈 skaudamas, skausmingas sāpīgs; jutīgs; noberzts; nobrāzts sakit pijnlijk øm, smertefull, sår chory, bolący, obolały doloroso dureros больной boľavý boleč bolan öm, mörbultad, ond เจ็บปวด ağrılı, ağrıyan 痛的 болючий; запалений دکھتا đau, nhức nhối 痛的

2 suffering pain I am still a bit sore after my operation. seer مُتألِّم изпитващ болка rozbolavělý øm empfindlich που πονάει dolorido valudes, valus درد رنج آور kipeä endolori כּוֹאֵב दु:खद osjetljiv, bolan fájdalmas menderita sakit aumur indolenzito ひりひりする 아픔을 겪는 apimtas skausmų sāpes jūtošs sakit pijnlijk øm, smertefull, sår obolały dorido suferind болезненный rozboľavený občutljiv upaljen öm, ond ปวด; อักเสบ ağrısı olan, sancılı 痛苦 хворий درد میں مبتلا cảm thấy đau 痛苦

3 (American) irritated, annoyed or offended He is still sore about what happened. geïrriteerd غاضِب، مُنْزَعِج сърдит rozzlobený, uražený irriteret böse προσβεβλημένος, πειραγμένος resentido, enojado, ofendido ärritunud رنجيده vihainen fâché, vexé נֶעֱלָב आहत ljutit bosszús kesal gramur irritato, seccato 怒っている 성난, 감정이 상한 negalintis užmiršti, įsižeidęs aizkaitināts; aizvainots sakit hati boos sint, sår, sur zły, rozdrażniony sentido supărat, vexat раздражённый; обиженный rozhnevaný, urazený vznemirjen uznemiren sur, vresig ซึ่งระคายเคือง öfkeli 惱火的 роздратований; ображений چوٹ کھایا، پریشان، نالاں tức giận, tức tối 恼火的

n

a painful, injured or diseased spot on the skin His hands were covered with horrible sores. seer قُرْحَةٌ جِلْدِيَّه، ألَم възпаление bolák sår die Wunde πληγή, έλκος llaga, herida, úlcera haav زخم؛ جراحت haava, kipeä kohta plaie פֶּצָע घाव, जख्म ranjeno mjesto, rana seb lepuhan sár ferita 傷 아픈 상처, 피부 종기 skaudulys, žaizda, opa pušums; brūce; jēlums kudis pijnlijke plek, zweer sår, ømt sted rana ferida rană болячка; нарыв;рана boľačka, rana rana rana sår, ont ställe แผล yara, çıban (yarası) 痛處 болячка, рана جسم میں دکھتی ہوئی جگہ chỗ đau, vết thương 痛处

adv sorely

badly; acutely. ernstig جِدا، إلى حَدٍّ بَعيد، بصورةٍ حادَّه тежко těžce, akutně slemt; voldsomt arg βαριά, έντονα muy, mucho, profundamente, seriamente pahasti, ägedalt kovasti gravement בְּצוּרָה קָשָה अत्यधिक कठोरता से bolno, nemilice súlyosan sakit sárlega gravemente, dolorosamente ひどく 심하게, 몹시 labai smarkiai ļoti; sāpīgi; mokoši sangat-sangat zeer sårt; dypt; til det ytterste okrutnie intensamente grav крайне ťažko hudo bolno svårt, ytterst อย่างเจ็บปวด çok, pek çok 疼痛地 тяжко نہایت اشد nghiêm trọng, sâu sắc 疼痛地

n soreness

seerheid ألَم حاد، تَقَرُّح болезненост bolestivost ømhed die Wundheit πόνος, ευαισθησία dolor, irritación valu kipeys irritation כְּאֵב कठोरता, दु:खद bolnost, osjetljivost fájdalom, érzékenység; neheztelés rasa sakit gremja dolore 痛み 아픔, 쓰라림 skaudėjimas, jautrumas sāpīgums; aizvainojums; aizkaitinājums kesakitan pijnlijkheid sårhet, ømhet ból, irytacja dor iritaţie болезненность; обида bolestivosť vnetost bolnost sårighet ความเจ็บปวด acıma, ağrıma 痛感，悲傷 роздратованість; ображеність دکھن، چوٹ sự nghiêm trọng 痛感，悲伤

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sore → حُزْن, محزن bolavé místo, bolestivý øm, ømhed wund, Wunde ερεθισμένος, πληγή dolorido, llaga haava, kipeä douleur, douloureux bolan, rana dolorante, piaga さわると痛いところ, 痛い 상처, 아픈 pijnlijk, zweer sår obolały, rana dolorido, ferida болезненный, больное место öm, sår เจ็บปวด, ความเจ็บ ağrılı, yara đau, vết thương 疼痛的, 痛处