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Meanings of pained in English

Hurt or upset.

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Examples for "offended"
Examples for "offended"
1
In the future, everyone will be offended by me for 15 minutes.
News.com.au
2
The homeliness of the phrase offended the moral ear of the mother.
What's Mine's Mine — Volume 1
3
The pride of the best cook in the band was seriously offended.
The Talking Leaves: An Indian Story
4
We worship the able body and yet are offended by its mechanisms.
Ebony
5
No one in this State is entitled to protection from being offended.
The Irish Times
Usage of pained in English
1
Take a thousand, he said, though I knew the suggestion pained him.
Nefertiti
2
He was no longer thirsty and his shoulder no longer pained him.
Genellan: planetfall
3
After another good outburst, Misaki wore a pained expression for some reason.
Welcome to the N.H.K.
4
He comes across as pained by the change that Moyes brought in.
The Guardian
5
The amiable fliers were surprised, perplexed, even pained; and yet withal amused.
Last and First Men
6
The King smiled, but never made any answer; the Queen appeared pained.
Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volum...
7
You have no idea how it pained me to hear about her.
Song of the Nile
8
He let out a pained croak and curled into a fetal position.
Death masks
9
He turned to look at me, although the movement clearly pained him.
Revival
10
Annie knew it pained her to have even one daughter far away.
Sisters
11
There was an indignant note of pained and astonished youth in it.
A Girl in Ten Thousand
12
He almost flinched, pained by the vulgarity of the task in hand.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
13
He stood straighter, walked without the pained motions she'd grown used to.
The bone palace
14
The manner is mostly pained and at the same time agonisingly sensual.
The Irish Times
15
She withdrew her hand from his clasp; he looked pained and disappointed.
Trial and Triumph
16
Laura forced herself up out of the chair, forced a pained smile.
Battlestar Galactica
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
Common