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Soreness

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Noun

1. rawness, soreness, tenderness

a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)

Example Sentences:
'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'

2. discomfort, irritation, soreness

an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Soreness

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adjective
1. 
(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
noun
7. 
a painful or sensitive wound, injury, etc
8. 
any cause of distress or vexation
adverb
9. archaic
direly; sorely (now only in such phrases as sore pressed, sore afraid)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Soreness

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈsorer or ˈsorest
1. 
a. 
giving physical pain; painful; tender
a sore throat
b. 
feeling physical pain, as from wounds, bruises, etc.
to be sore all over
2. 
a. 
filled with sadness, grief, or sorrow; distressed
with a sore heart
b. 
causing sadness, grief, misery, or distress
a sore hardship
c. 
distressingly intense or bitter; extreme
a sore lack
3. 
provocative of irritation or disagreeable feelings
a sore point
4.  US, Informal
angry; offended; feeling hurt or resentful
noun
5. 
a sore, usually infected spot on the body, as an ulcer, boil, or blister
6. 
a source of pain, irritation, grief, distress, etc.
adverbWord forms: ˈsorer or ˈsorest
7.  Archaic
sorely; greatly
verb transitiveWord forms: sored or ˈsoring
8.  US
to inflict soring on (a horse)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Soreness

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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