SORE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of sore in English soreadjective uk /sɔːr/ us /sɔːr/

sore adjective (PAINFUL)

Add to word list Add to word list B1 painful and uncomfortable because of injury, infection, or too much use: All the dust has made my eyes sore. I've got a sore back. My feet were sore with all the walking. painful

• painfulHer ankle was still painful if she put weight on it.
• soreMy feet are sore from walking around all day.
• tenderThe glands in my neck feel really tender.
• sensitiveMy face was bright red and sensitive to the touch.
• excruciatingHis injury caused excruciating headaches.

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• My eyes feel really sore.
• I've got a sore throat and a runny nose.
• My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow.
• The chlorine in the pool makes my eyes sore.
• The muscles in my legs still feel very sore after all that exercise.

Pain & painful

• ache
• aches and pains
• agony
• analgesia
• be murder on something idiom
• birth pangs
• brain freeze
• dull
• dyspepsia
• earache
• gyp
• irritation
• non-ulcer stomach pain
• on fire idiom
• otalgia
• pain relief
• pain reliever
• shooting pains
• stab
• twinge

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sore adjective (ANGRY)

US informal angry because you feel you have been unfairly treated: He accused me of being a sore loser (= someone who does not accept defeat well). Synonyms angry (EMOTIONAL) apoplectic be beside yourself cross mainly UK furious (ANGRY) incandescent (QUALITY) incensed irate livid (ANGRY) seething (angry) wrathful angry

• angryIt does no good to get angry at him - it won't change the situation at all.
• soreUS He's still sore about the way things turned out.
• annoyedHe was annoyed with her for being late.
• irritatedI was irritated that he didn't thank me.

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• acridly
• acrimonious
• acrimoniously
• aggrieved
• aggrievedly
• exasperatedly
• fed up
• fed up to the back teeth idiom
• fed up with something/doing something
• fired up
• maddened
• mardy
• miffed
• murder
• not be a happy camper idiom
• unharmonious
• venomously
• volatility
• warpath
• wound up

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soreness

Idiom

stand/stick out like a sore thumb sorenoun [ C ] uk /sɔːr/ us /sɔːr/ a painful area on the surface of a body, especially an infected area: The poor dog's back was covered with sores. See also cold sore Skin complaints & blemishes

• acne rosacea
• age spot
• alopecia
• anti-crack
• anti-dandruff
• anti-leprosy
• bruise
• bruising
• macular
• naevus
• nettlerash
• nevus
• papular
• pimple
• sunburn
• vesiculate
• vesiculated
• vitiligo
• water blister
• wen

See more results » (Definition of sore from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

sore | American Dictionary

soreadjective us /sɔr, soʊr/

sore adjective (PAINFUL)

Add to word list Add to word list painful and uncomfortable, esp. (of a body part) because of injury or infection or (of a muscle) from being used too much: If you have a sore throat, take aspirin. I went rowing yesterday for the first time in years, and my arms are sore today.

sore adjective (ANGRY)

[ -er/-est only ] infml angry, esp. because you feel you have been unfairly treated: Chris wants to win, but he’s not a sore loser. sorenoun [ C ] us /sɔr, soʊr/

sore noun [C] (PAINFUL AREA)

a painful area on the surface of a body, esp. an infected area (Definition of sore from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of sore

sore In the complex phase, the s cope of preventive priorities extends to major physical complications, notably falling, skin sores and nutritional problems associated with dysphagia. From the Cambridge English Corpus Although they often had sores or malformations, it was always suspected that they were in fact able to work but preferred to live off the charity of others. From the Cambridge English Corpus The short-term outcome of pressure sores. From the Cambridge English Corpus Once again we should see the ghastly sprawl of towns and cities, growing like ugly sores across our green countryside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not a single man had any desire to revive old sores or to score on the other party. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Also, please note the desire in many nations to clean up these running sores of society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were often covered with sores and thoroughly exhausted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many old sores on both sides of the divide. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are attendant risks of dehydration, and pressure sores may develop even after a relatively short time lying on a trolley. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why refer to old complaints, sores and the like? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want to scratch old sores. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He told the most ludicrous lies about how those sores had occurred. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He had to spend a year having intensive treatment to his sores before rehabilitation could proceed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The commission also estimates that the cost of treating pressure sores is in excess of £35,000 per episode. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All these old wounds and sores are reopened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of sore These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of sore?

Translations of sore

in Chinese (Traditional) 疼痛的, 痛的，疼痛的, 生氣的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 疼痛的, 痛的，疼痛的, 生气的… See more in Spanish dolorido, irritado, llaga… See more in Portuguese doído, dolorido, ferida… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian दुखणे… See more 痛い, ひりひりする, （皮膚の）赤くなって痛む部分… See more ağrıyan, ağrılı, sızlayan… See more irrité/-ée, plaie [feminine], douloureux… See more adolorit, irritat, úlcera… See more pijnlijk, boos, pijnlijke plek… See more காயம், தொற்று அல்லது அதிகப்படியான பயன்பாடு காரணமாக வலி மற்றும் சங்கடமான… See more (चोट, संक्रमण, या अत्यधिक उपयोग के कारण) दुखना… See more ઇજા, ચેપ, અથવા વધુ પડતા ઉપયોગને કારણે પીડાકારક અને આગવડભર્યું… See more øm, irriteret, sår… See more öm, mörbultad, ond… See more sakit, sakit hati, kudis… See more wund, empfindlich, böse… See more sår, sår [neuter], øm… See more درد میں مبتلا, تکلیف میں مبتلا, سوجا ہوا… See more болючий, запалений, хворий… See more నొప్పి… See more ক্ষত, সংক্রমণ বা অতি ব্যবহারের কারণে যন্ত্রণাদায়ক এবং কষ্টকর… See more bolavý, rozbolavělý, rozzlobený… See more nyeri, menderita sakit, kesal… See more เจ็บปวด, ปวด, อักเสบ… See more đau, nhức nhối, cảm thấy đau… See more bolesny, obolały, owrzodzenie… See more 아픈, 감염으로 빨갛게 된 상처… See more irritato, infiammato, indolenzito… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of sore

• cold sore
• canker sore
• saddle-sore
• sore point
• sore throat
• running sore
• septic sore throat

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• a sight for sore eyes idiom
• stand/stick out like a sore thumb idiom
• be like a bear with a sore head idiom

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    • sore (PAINFUL)
    • sore (ANGRY)
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    • sore (PAINFUL)
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    • sore (PAINFUL AREA)
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