painful

[ˈpeɪnfl]

Definition:
1. Causing you pain.
2. Causing you to feel upset or embarrassed.
3. Unpleasant or difficult to do.
4. Exceptionally bad or displeasing.

Use 'painful' in a sentence:

• 1. He died a slow and painful death.
• 2. A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious.
• 3. One cognitive theory suggests that aggravating and painful events trigger unpleasant feelings.
• 4. Applying for jobs can be a long and painful process.
• 5. Adjustment to their changing role and position in society can be painful for some old people.
• 6. Is your arm very painful?
• 7. As an American, she had no truck with the painful formality of English life.
• 8. Dr. Thomas Bracken describes the case of a 45-year-old Catholic priest much given to prayer whose left knee became painful.
• 9. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain.
• 10. The story of her sufferings was painful to listen to.
• 11. It was an effort which was to have painful repercussions.
• 12. He had a painful excursion.
• 13. It was horribly painful.
• 14. A badly sunburned face or back is extremely painful.
• 15. Every move was painful.
• 16. He did not want to mention the painful past.
• 17. I shut out the memory which was too painful to dwell on.
• 18. The readjustment to peace and home is slow and painful.
• 19. Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.
• 20. The women developed painful RSI because of poor working conditions.
• 21. A very painful surmise arose concerning her character.
• 22. It is a painful experience having the boil lanced.
• 23. It is painful that Tom will fail this exam.
• 24. heir efforts were painful to watch.
• 25. Their efforts were painful to watch.
• 26. The King's stand is bound to reawaken the painful debate about abortion.
• 27. Giving birth to a child is both painful and joyful.
• 28. The divorce was painful and messy.
• 29. He gained the medal through his painful travail.
• 30. My ankle is still too painful to walk on.
• 31. Is your back still painful?
• 32. The area can be very painful until scabs form after about ten days.
• 33. They find the writing process painful and difficult.
• 34. Sampras awaits the results of a bone scan on a painful left shin.
• 35. For years he tended her in her painful illness.
• 36. He gave the boy's ear a painful tweak.
• 37. The interview was painful to watch.
• 38. The symptoms include skin rashes, fever, and painful joints.
• 39. The shutdown is the latest in a series of painful budget measures.
• 40. Is your knee still painful?
• 41. It was a painful and unpopular decision.
• 42. Teething can be painful and make your baby irritable.
• 43. Examine the painful area carefully in an effort to localize the most tender point.
• 44. His writing was slow and painful.
• 45. This has been a painful lesson to me.
• 46. Economic reform will continue to be painful and ineffective.
• 47. Now I come to the most painful and tragic part of my story.
• 48. She finds it too painful to return there without him.
• 49. It's a play – painful, funny, and powerfully acted.
• 50. Coming off the drug was a long and painful process for him.
• 51. She has just disentangled herself from a painful relationship.
• 52. Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience.
• 53. He is seized with a painful sickness.
• 54. It is devilishly painful.
• 55. Remarks like that brought back painful memories.
• 56. The memory came back with a painful rush.
• 57. Her glands were swollen and painful.
• 58. It was still painful so I went to see a doctor.
• 59. The fall left her with a painful swelling above her eye.