pained

American  

[peynd] / peɪnd /

adjective

1. hurt; injured.

2. showing or expressing distress, anguish, or resentment.

   a pained look in reply to a sarcastic remark.

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pained British  

/ peɪnd /

adjective

1. having or expressing pain or distress, esp mental or emotional distress

   a pained expression

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Other Word Forms

• overpained adjective
• unpained adjective

Etymology

Origin of pained

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; pain, -ed ²

Example Sentences

In the Sierra, where resorts have been pained by warm weather and a snow drought so far this season, it was far from clear whether there would be enough cold air to lower snow levels.

From Los Angeles Times

A poll conducted shortly after Franco’s death showed that 29% of Spaniards felt an “irreparable loss,” with a further 53% feeling “pained and saddened.”

From The Wall Street Journal

She said she is pained by the persistent kidnappings.

From Barron's

A Father Christmas figure is pictured looking pained in the water at the foot of a rock.

From Barron's

Then again—and the idea pained her sharply even as she thought it, like swallowing something cold too quickly—perhaps she already was.

From Literature

Related Words

• anguished
• distressed
• troubled