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    soreness
    /ˈsɔːnəs/

    noun

    • 1. pain in a part of one's body: "he limped off complaining of soreness in the knee"

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  2. noun [ U ] uk / ˈsɔː.nəs / us / ˈsɔːr.nəs / Add to word list. pain because of injury, infection, or too much use: She was complaining of terrible stiffness and soreness in her neck and shoulders. All of the runners experienced muscle soreness and weakness for several days. See. sore. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.

  3. noun. 1. : a localized sore spot on the body.

  4. the quality of being painful and uncomfortable, because of injury or too much use: muscle soreness. (Definition of soreness from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of soreness. soreness. If he's feeling any soreness anywhere in his body, we'll pull him out and wait. From MLive.com.

  5. painful and uncomfortable because of injury, infection, or too much use: All the dust has made my eyes sore. I've got a sore back. My feet were sore with all the walking. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. painful Her ankle was still painful if she put weight on it. sore My feet are sore from walking around all day.

  6. soreness (at something) (informal, especially North American English) the feeling of being upset and angry, especially because you have been treated unfairly synonym annoyance (1) Their soreness at not being included was apparent.

  7. Definitions of soreness. noun. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) synonyms: rawness, tenderness. see more. noun. an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress. synonyms: discomfort, irritation. see more.

  8. 1. Painful to the touch; tender. 2. Feeling physical pain; hurting: sore all over. 3. Causing misery, sorrow, or distress; grievous: in sore need. 4. Causing embarrassment or irritation: a sore subject. 5. Full of distress; sorrowful. 6. Informal Angry; offended. n. 1. An open skin lesion, wound, or ulcer. 2.

  9. physically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, or diseased part: a sore arm. Synonyms: tender. suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc.: He is sore because of all that exercise. suffering mental pain; grieved, distressed, or sorrowful: to be sore at heart. Synonyms: vexed, pained, hurt, aggrieved.

  10. noun. The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness. The salve made the soreness go away, but with the aches gone I suddenly noticed my other pains. Wiktionary. Synonyms: irritation. inflammation. rawness. tenderness. discomfort. misery. twinge. throe. stitch. sting. stab. smart. prickle. pang. Origin of Soreness.

  11. (informal) a person or thing that you are pleased to see; something that is very pleasant to look at. a sore point. a subject that makes you feel angry or upset when it is mentioned. It's a sore point with Sue's parents that the children have not been baptized yet. stand/stick out like a sore thumb. to be very easy to notice in an unpleasant way.