transcription, транскрипция: [ peɪnfʊl ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If a part of your body is painful , it hurts because it is injured or because there is something wrong with it.
Her glands were swollen and painful...
ADJ : oft ADJ to-inf
• pain‧ful‧ly
His tooth had started to throb painfully again.
ADV : ADV with v
2.
If something such as an illness, injury, or operation is painful , it causes you a lot of physical pain.
...a painful back injury...
ADJ
• pain‧ful‧ly
He cracked his head painfully against the cupboard.
ADV : ADV with v
3.
Situations, memories, or experiences that are painful are difficult and unpleasant to deal with, and often make you feel sad and upset.
Remarks like that brought back painful memories...
She finds it too painful to return there without him.
ADJ : oft ADJ to-inf
• pain‧ful‧ly
...their old relationship, which he had painfully broken off.
ADV : ADV with v
4.
If a performance or interview is painful , it is so bad that it makes you feel embarrassed for the people taking part in it. ( INFORMAL )
The interview was painful to watch.
ADJ : oft ADJ to-inf