Schmerz — meaning in English

English meaning

• ache verb To feel a dull, ongoing pain rather than a sharp, sudden one.
• pain noun An unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.
• pang noun A sudden, sharp burst of physical pain.
• soreness noun The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.

Senses

Schmerz is used for these senses in English:

• ache Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
• dolour (chiefly, uncountable, literary) Anguish, grief, misery, or sorrow.
• pang (often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
• soreness The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.

ache — full definition

1. verb To feel a dull, ongoing pain rather than a sharp, sudden one.
2. verb To feel emotional pain or a strong longing for something.
3. noun A steady, dull pain, or a deep emotional hurt.

pain — full definition

1. noun An unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.
2. noun Mental or emotional suffering.
3. noun Informal term for an irritating or troublesome person or situation.
4. verb To cause someone physical or emotional suffering.

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