SORE


Meaning of SORE in English

adj., n., & adv.

--adj.

1. (of a part of the body) painful from injury or disease (has a sore arm).

2 (of a person) suffering pain.

3 (often foll. by about, at) aggrieved or vexed.

4 archaic grievous or severe (in sore need).

--n.

1. a sore place on the body.

2 a source of distress or annoyance (reopen old sores).

--adv. archaic grievously, severely.

Phrases and idioms:

sore point a subject causing distress or annoyance. sore throat an inflammation of the lining membrane at the back of the mouth etc.

Derivatives:

soreness n.

Etymology: OE sar (n. & adj.), sare (adv.), f. Gmc

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.