word-vault/dist/data/cards/pa/painful.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "painful",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "causing you pain",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Is your back still painful?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a painful death"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My ankle is still too painful to walk on."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He took a painful blow on the shoulder."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a difficult and painful operation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had to undergo a series of painful injections."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a slow and painful death."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The infection isn't dangerous, but it's very painful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ulcers can be unbearably painful."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health problems"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "causing you to feel upset or embarrassed",
            "sensetop": "painful to do somethingpainful for somebody (to do something)painful doing somethingpainful to somebody",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Seeing her again brought back **painful memories**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My parents' divorce was a very **painful experience** for me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Christmas can be a painful reminder of the loss of a loved one."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their efforts were painful to watch.",
                    "contextForm": "painful to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I find it extremely painful to read the daily news."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's very painful for a kid to face up to that kind of thing.",
                    "contextForm": "painful for somebody (to do something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was painful watching them get it all wrong.",
                    "contextForm": "painful doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The subject of his failed marriage was quite painful to him.",
                    "contextForm": "painful to somebody"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "unpleasant or difficult to do",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Applying for jobs can be a long and painful process."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "trying",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpeɪnfl/",
                "audio": "pa/painful/painful__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpeɪnfl/",
                "audio": "pa/painful/painful__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}