sore

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

an open skin infection (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
infection
• Hyponyms:
blain, chancre, fester, suppurating sore, gall

II - adjective

1. hurting (Freq. 8)
- the tender spot on his jaw
• Syn:
sensitive, raw, tender
• Similar to:
painful
• Derivationally related forms:
tenderness (for: tender), rawness (for: raw), soreness, sensitivity (for: sensitive)
2. roused to anger (Freq. 1)
- "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain
- she gets mad when you wake her up so early
- mad at his friend
- sore over a remark
• Syn:
huffy, mad
• Similar to:
angry
• Derivationally related forms:
soreness, madness (for: mad), huff (for: huffy), huffiness (for: huffy)
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
3. causing misery or pain or distress (Freq. 1)
- it was a sore trial to him
- the painful process of growing up
• Syn:
afflictive, painful
• Similar to:
unpleasant
• Derivationally related forms:
soreness, painfulness (for: painful), afflict (for: afflictive)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  huffy, mad, afflictive, painful, sensitive, raw, tender