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painful

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/ˈpeɪnfl/ · pain-ful

causing or marked by pain; suffering or distressing.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

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

distressingagonizinghurtfulپریشان کندرد ناکتکلیف دہ

Antonyms

pleasanteasycomfortableخوشگوارآسانآرام دہ

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.

Easily Confused With

pain:Pain is the sensation itself, while painful describes something that causes pain.

Word Family

pain
nounدرد
pained
adjectiveتکلیف میں
painless
adjectiveبے درد

See Also

💡 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.