pain threshold
noun
the specific point at which a person or animal begins to feel pain from a given stimulus.
pain thresholds
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pluralof pain threshold.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Arguably the damage might be less without all the padding, precisely because then your pain thresholds, and your bone fragility, limit how hard you can reasonably hit other players.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
There are discussions of high-altitude running, and pain thresholds.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2021
Yet the United States’ social hypochondria has deepened, and Americans’ pain thresholds have lowered during the nation’s advancement.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2021
There's nothing like it, a two-month test of will and pain thresholds, of players taking pucks to the face or shin and taping an aspirin to it before they go back out for more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2018
Perhaps it inspires the same love-hate relationship that many women already have with high heels, which seem up there with elective surgery when it comes to pitting vanity against pain thresholds.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2014
