painful
US /ˈpenfəl/
・UK /ˈpeɪnfl/
A2
adj.AdjectiveCausing or feeling physical pain or hurt
He left with a painful arm after he fell off the horse
adj.AdjectiveCausing distress or unhappiness.
It was a painful experience to watch her fail.
adj.AdjectiveDifficult or laborious.
The painful process of learning a new language requires dedication.
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How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
- Like, if somebody makes a stupid, off-the-cuff joke about your mother, that could turn out to be really painful if your mother has recently died.
Like, if somebody makes a stupid, off-the-cuff joke about your mother, that could turn out to be really painful if your mother has recently died.
- Like, if somebody makes a stupid off-the-cuff joke about “your mother,” that could turn out to be painful, if your mother has recently died.
Like, if somebody makes a stupid off-the-cuff joke about “your mother,” that could turn out to be painful, if your mother has recently died.
Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing
- If you go through a painful divorce, of course you're going to be in pain for a while.
If you go through a painful divorce, of course you're going to be in pain for a while.
- That's what's so painful.
That's what's so painful.
I Spent 24 Hours Wearing Apple’s Vision Pro Headset | WSJ
- Painful, but also insightful.
Painful, but also insightful.
- Painful, but also insightful.
Painful, but also insightful.
My Horrible Nightmare Group Project
- So sparing you all the painful details of how I literally spent the entire day working on the dumb project by myself.
So sparing you all the painful details of how I literally spent the entire day working on the dumb project by myself.
- So, sparing you all the painful details of how I literally spent the entire day working on the dumb project my myself.
So, sparing you all the painful details of how I literally spent the entire day working on the dumb project my myself.
Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
- With deep respect to the congressman, look, we've learned painful lessons as Americans that we've gone to war without congressional authorization.
With deep respect to the congressman, look, we've learned painful lessons as Americans that we've gone to war without congressional authorization.
- Look, we've learned of painful lessons as Americans, that we've gone to war without congressional authorization.
Look, we've learned of painful lessons as Americans, that we've gone to war without congressional authorization.
Why South Africa is still so segregated
- We haven't done the difficult and the painful work to confront what the intergenerational consequences are of colonialism. Of apartheid.
We haven't done the difficult and the painful work to confront what the intergenerational consequences are of colonialism. Of apartheid.
How to Overcome Shyness
- share a taste in humour and a similarly painful relationship with their father;
share a taste in humour and a similarly painful relationship with their father;
How does raising interest rates control inflation? | The Economist
- Central bankers would say that, yes, raising interest rates can be painful
Central bankers would say that, yes, raising interest rates can be painful
Resilience In Hard Times
- Quite a lot of things go wrong over a lifetime, and you'll want to die and throw it all in and quit this painful world.
Quite a lot of things go wrong over a lifetime, and you'll want to die and throw it all in and quit this painful world.
- You're looking at innocence through the lens of painful experience.
You're looking at innocence through the lens of painful experience.
Taiwan's Best Roast Chicken is Cooked The Ancient Way | Street Eats | Bon Appétit
- That sounds painful, not romantic.
That sounds painful, not romantic.
- That sounds painful, not romantic.
That sounds painful, not romantic.