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pina — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • excruciate verb To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
  • pain noun An unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.
  • pinch verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
  • torment noun Severe physical or mental suffering.

Senses

pina is used for these senses in English:

  • excruciate (transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
  • pain (countable, from, _, pain in the neck) An annoying person or thing.
  • pinch (nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
  • torment Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
  • torment (transitive) To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

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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