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Noun
- something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
- washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
- he's not a friend, he's an infliction
- a bothersome annoying person
- that kid is a terrible pain
- a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
- as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain
- emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
- a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
- the patient developed severe pain and distension
Verb
- cause emotional anguish or make miserable
- It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school
- cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed