English Dictionary
Definition of “sore”
sore (sɔː
)
Definitions
adjective
- (esp of a wound, injury, etc) painfully sensitive; tender
- causing annoyance ⇒
a sore point
- resentful; irked ⇒
he was sore that nobody believed him
- urgent; pressing ⇒
in sore need
- (postpositive) grieved; distressed
- causing grief or sorrow
noun
- a painful or sensitive wound, injury, etc
- any cause of distress or vexation
adverb
- archaic direly; sorely (now only in such phrases as sore pressed, sore afraid)
Alternative Forms
ˈsoreness noun Word Origin
Old English sār; related to Old Norse sārr, Old High German sēr, Gothic sair sore, Latin saevus angry
Synonyms
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painful,
smarting,
raw,
tender,
burning,
angry,
sensitive,
irritated,
inflamed,
chafed,
reddened,
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annoyed,
cross,
angry,
pained,
hurt,
upset,
stung,
irritated,
grieved,
pissed,
pissed (off)
resentful,
aggrieved,
vexed,
irked,
peeved,
tooshie,
hoha,
Translations
- British English:
sore
If part of your body is sore, it causes you pain and discomfort....a sore throat.sɔː ADJECTIVE ...a sore throat.
- Spanish:
dolorido
adj dolorida
- French:
douloureux
adj douloureuse
- German:
wund
adj
- Chinese: 疼痛的 adj
- Arabic: مُؤْلِم adj
- Portuguese: dolorido adj dolorida
- Russian: болезненный adj болезненная
- Croatian: bolan adj bolna
- Czech: bolestivý adj
- Danish: øm adj
- Dutch: pijnlijk adj
- Finnish: kipeä adj
- Greek: ερεθισμένος adj ερεθισμένη
- Italian: dolorante adj
- Japanese: 痛い adj
- Korean: 아픈 adj
- Norwegian: sår adj
- Polish: obolały adj obolała
- Brazilian Portuguese: dolorido adj dolorida
- European Spanish:
dolorido
adj dolorida
- Swedish: öm adj ömt
- Thai: เจ็บปวด adj
- Turkish: ağrılı adj
- Vietnamese: đau adj
- British English:
sore
A sore is a painful spot on your body where the skin is infected.Our hands were covered with sores from the ropes.sɔː NOUN Our hands were covered with sores from the ropes.
- Spanish:
llaga
nf
- French:
douleur
nf
- German:
Wunde
nf
- Chinese: 痛处 n
- Arabic: قَرْحَة n
- Portuguese: ferida nf
- Russian: больное место nnt
- Croatian: rana nf
- Czech: bolavé místo nnt
- Danish: ømhed nutr
- Dutch: zweer n
- Finnish: haava n
- Greek: πληγή nf
- Italian: piaga nf
- Japanese: さわると痛いところ n
- Korean: 상처 n
- Norwegian: sår nnt
- Polish: rana nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: ferida nf
- European Spanish:
llaga
nf
- Swedish: sår nnt
- Thai: ความเจ็บ n
- Turkish: yara n
- Vietnamese: vết thương n
Usage examples
He wondered whether Mac would be sore enough not to pay him for the time.
Terman, Douglas, Cormorant (1994)He wanted to go back out there [for the fourth] but I don't want him to come up sore.
Globe and Mail (2003)You can have a sore arm or leg, but if you get sore feet and weeping blisters then you are into aspirin territory.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Water is the best drink for quenching thirst and hydrating the body to help prevent dry skin, sore eyes and wrinkles.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung, PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycystic ovary syndrome (2002)
