painful
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The meaning (definition) of the word painful
hurting a lot when touched or moved
The word painful used in a sentence
“My sore knee was painful when I bent it.”
Words that mean the same as painful (synonyms)
sore
How the word painful is said around the world
| French | douloureux (doo-loo-RUH) |
| Spanish | doloroso (doh-loh-ROH-soh) |
| Mandarin | 疼 (tuhng) |
| Hindi | दर्दनाक (durd-NAHK) |
| Arabic | مُؤْلِم (MOO-lim) |
| Russian | болезненный (ba-LYEZ-nee-nee) |
| Portuguese (EU) | doloroso (doo-loo-ROH-zoo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | dolorido (doh-loh-REE-doo) |
| Japanese | いたい (ee-TY) |
| German | schmerzhaft (SHMAIRTS-hahft) |
| Urdu | دردناک (dard-NAAK) |
| Punjabi | ਦਰਦਨਾਕ (duhrd-NAHK) |
| Korean | 아픈 (AH-peun) |
| Hebrew | כואב (koh-EV) |
| Greek | πονεμένος (poh-neh-MEH-nos) |
| Dutch | pijnlijk (PINE-luk) |
| Tagalog | masakit (mah-sah-KEET) |
| Vietnamese | đau (dow) |
| Turkish | ağrılı (ah-ruh-LUH) |
| Persian | دردناک (dard-NAHK) |
| Polish | bolesny (boh-LES-nih) |
| Ukrainian | болючий (bo-LYOO-chiy) |
| Bengali | ব্যথাদায়ক (BAE-tha-da-yok) |
| Swedish | smärtsam (SMAIRT-sahm) |
| Italian | doloroso (doh-loh-ROH-zoh) |
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