soreness

Noun

• an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

• a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
  • 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
    

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• Synonyms: 
  discomfort , irritation , tenderness , rawness