flinch -
To make a quick, nervous movement of the face or body as an instinctive reaction to surprise, fear or pain
Debbie was very brave and didn’t flinch when the nurse put the needle in her arm to give her the flu shot.
adjective
2 of 33
Bad /
Pain
Url
audio
traumatic -
Causing severe and lasting emotional shock and pain.
Bill survived the hurricane at sea on his fishing boat, but it took years for him to recover emotionally from the traumatic experience.
noun
3 of 33
Bad /
Pain
audio
ordeal -
A painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one
Knowing it was a fight to the death, the gladiator realized that this was an ordeal he would have to overcome if he wanted to survive.
verb
4 of 33
Bad /
Pain
Url
audio
degenerate -
To decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally
After Bill started taking drugs, his life went downhill until his his relationships, health, and finances had totally degenerated.
noun
5 of 33
Bad /
Pain
Url
audio
agony -
Extreme physical or mental suffering
Max was in physical agony as he rode his bicycle up the long mountain trail, but spiritually and emotionally he was in heaven.
noun
6 of 33
Bad /
Pain
audio
pang -
A sudden sharp pain or painful emotion
The year was 1900, and Dmitri felt a pang of nostalgia and regret as he boarded the boat for America, knowing that he would probably never see his 'old world' again.
adjective
7 of 33
Bad /
Pain
audio
grueling -
Extremely tiring and demanding
Troops go through grueling training before they can finally serve their country.
adjective
8 of 33
Bad /
Pain
audio
impoverished -
Very poor.
We can hardly imagine how impoverished the average person was during the Middle Ages.
noun
9 of 33
Bad /
Pain
audio
cramps -
A painful, involuntary contraction of muscles
When Sharon got cramps in her stomach after eating the fish, she suspected that it may have been spoiled.
noun
10 of 33
Bad /
Pain
Url
audio
anguish -
Severe mental or physical pain or suffering
With her personal and professional life in disarray, Jenny's anguish was often too much for her to bear.
noun
See verb
11 of 33
Bad /
Pain
Url
audio
exile -
The state of being banned or forced to live away from one's native country, often for political reasons.
After the revolution, the king lived in exile in a foreign land.
noun
See verb
12 of 33
Bad /
Pain
Url
audio
burden -
something you carry or withstand with much difficulty.
