soreness

About 0.54 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.

   The salve made the soreness go away, but with the aches gone I suddenly noticed my other pains.

2. noun A lingering emotional pain resulting in bitterness or resentment.

Similar words

discomfort irritation tenderness pain ache agony grief sorrow sting susceptibility

Often followed by

of and in or is at on that from

Word family

sore sorenesses sorer sorest