pain

Noun

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
  • washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
    
  • a bit of a bother
    
  • he's not a friend, he's an infliction
    

• a bothersome annoying person
  • that kid is a terrible pain
    

• a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
  • as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain
    

• emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
  • the pain of loneliness
    

• a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
  • the patient developed severe pain and distension
    

Verb

• cause emotional anguish or make miserable
  • It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school
    

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  annoyance , bother , botheration , infliction , pain in the neck , pain in the ass , nuisance , pain sensation , painful sensation , painfulness , hurting , anguish , hurt , trouble , ail
• Antonyms: 
  pleasure , pleasance