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Definition of pained

pained

/peɪnd/
Past Simple:pained
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Past Participle:pained
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Present Participle:paining
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• adjective

1

Showing or feeling physical discomfort, emotional distress, or annoyance (especially in a facial expression or tone of voice).

Example

"He gave a pained smile when asked about the delay in his research funding."

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• verb

1

To cause physical ache or emotional distress to someone (used as the past tense and past participle of 'pain').

Example

"It pained her deeply to see the historic theater fall into disrepair."

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• Rhymes for pained

• Nearby Words

pail
pailful
pain
pained
painful
painfully
painfulness

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in Middle English from the verb 'pain' (derived from Old French 'peine' and Latin 'poena', meaning penalty or punishment) combined with the suffix '-ed'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Pained. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/pained
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