sore
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- painful, angry, burning, inflamed, irritated, raw, sensitive, smarting, tender
- annoying, severe, sharp, troublesome
- annoyed, aggrieved, angry, cross, hurt, irked, irritated, pained, resentful, stung, upset
- urgent, acute, critical, desperate, dire, extreme, pressing

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English Thesaurus: painful, tender, stiff, sor

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. sore¹ S3 /sɔː $ sɔːr/ adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: sar]

1. a part of your body that is sore is painful, because of infection or because you have used a muscle too much:
I had a sore throat and aching limbs.
sore from
My arms are sore from all the lifting.

2. sore point/spot/subject (with somebody) something that is likely to make someone upset or angry when you talk about it:
Just don’t mention it – it’s always been a sore point with him.

3. [not before noun] especially American English informal upset, angry, and annoyed, especially because you have not been treated fairly:
Mac’s still sore because I didn’t invite him.
sore at
Don’t be sore at me – I just forgot to tell you.

4. [only before noun] British English used to emphasize how serious, difficult etc something is:
Inner city schools are in sore need of extra funds.

5. sore loser someone who gets angry or upset when they lose a game or competition:
Nobody likes a sore loser.

6. stick/stand out like a sore thumb informal if someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb, they are very noticeable because they are different from everyone or everything else:
You stick out like a sore thumb in that uniform.
⇒ be like a bear with a sore head at bear²(3), ⇒ a sight for sore eyes at sight¹(14)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. sore² noun [countable]
a painful, often red, place on your body caused by a wound or infection:
They were starving and covered with sores.
⇒ cold sore, bedsore, ⇒ running sore at running²(5)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sore
noun
ADJ. open, running (often figurative) The border dispute was a running sore in relations between the countries.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

painful used for describing a part of the body that hurts:
Her leg is still painful where she broke it.
painful joints
She was suffering from painful stomach cramps.
tender painful when touched:
The skin around the wound is very tender.
stiff painful and difficult to move:
I’ve got a stiff neck.
Her body was stiff from sitting in the car for so long.
sore painful as a result of a wound, infection, or too much exercise:
sore muscles
a sore throat
The wound was sore and red.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

sore
sɔ:
See: sight for sore eyes

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲