painful
intermediateB1/ˈpeɪnfl/ · pain-ful
causing or marked by pain; suffering or distressing.
Meanings
causing or marked by pain; suffering or distressing.
وہ جو درد یا تکلیف کا باعث ہو؛ مبتلا کرنے والا یا پریشان کن۔
دکھ درد کا
dukh dard ka
Synonyms
Antonyms
Common Collocations
- painful experience
- painful memory
- painful truth
Example Sentences
The painful injury kept him from playing his favorite sport.
دکھ درد کا زخم اسے اپنے پسندیدہ کھیلنے سے روک رہا تھا۔
dukh dard ka zakhm use apne pasandeeda khelne se rok raha tha.
She had a painful breakup that took a long time to heal.
اس کا دکھ درد کا جدائی بہت تکلیف دہ تھا جس میں کافی وقت لگا ٹھیک ہونے میں۔
us ka dukh dard ka judai bohat takleef dah tha jis mein kaafi waqt laga theek hone mein.
The painful truth is often hard to accept.
دکھ درد کی سچائی اکثر تسلیم کرنا مشکل ہوتا ہے۔
dukh dard ki sachai aksar tasleem karna mushkil hota hai.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of pain and full – when something is full of pain, it is painful.
Picture a person holding their knee in pain after a fall.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
درد کا دریا بہتا ہے دل میں، ہر پل ٹہر کر بیٹا ہے دل میں۔
dard ka darya bahta hai dil mein, har pal tehar kar baitha hai dil mein.
A river of pain flows in the heart, every moment it stays and lingers in the heart.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
درد بندے کو عاقل بناتا ہے۔
dard bande ko aqal banta hai.
Pain makes a person wise.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "panful" — full of pain
First known use: 14th century
The word originated from Old English, where 'pan' meant pain, and 'ful' denoted fullness or having the quality of something.