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SORENESS

Dictionary entry overview: What does soreness mean?

• SORENESS (noun)
The noun SORENESS has 2 senses:

1. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
2. an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

Familiarity information: SORENESS used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SORENESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

soreness; tenderness; rawness

Context examples:

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

Hypernyms ("soreness" is a kind of...):

hurting; pain (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "soreness"):

chafing (soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction)

rebound tenderness (pain felt when a hand pressing on the abdomen is suddenly released; a symptom of peritoneal inflammation)

chafe (soreness and warmth caused by friction)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

An uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

discomfort; soreness; irritation

Hypernyms ("soreness" is a kind of...):

hurt; suffering (feelings of mental or physical pain)

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