douloureux — meaning in English

English meaning

• painful adj Causing physical or emotional pain.
• sore adj Painful or tender, especially to the touch.
• sorrowful adj Feeling or showing deep sadness.

Senses

douloureux is used for these senses in English:

• sore Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
• sorrowful exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught; sad. (of a person)

painful — full definition

1. adj Causing physical or emotional pain.
2. adj Informal: very bad or embarrassing in quality.

sore — full definition

1. adj Painful or tender, especially to the touch.
2. adj Informal: annoyed, upset, or resentful about something.
3. noun A patch of injured, infected, or inflamed skin.

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