Feminine

Pein

Meaning

  1. (feminine, literary) torment; agony
  2. (archaic, dialectal, feminine) pain

Concepts

pain
agony
anguish
distress
bitterness
grief
ordeal

pain, agony

sore
trouble

difficulty in understanding

ache
pain
affliction
bruise
damage
dread
mortification
Synonyms

Qual
C1
Marter
Tortur
26k
Folter
C1
Schmerz
B1
Leid
A1
Weh
A2
Leiden
B1
Angst
A1
😨
Agonie
Betrübnis
Drangsal
Kummer
B2
Quälerei

Seelenschmerz

Erwartung
C2
leiden
B1
Elend
C1

Märtyrertod

Misshandlung
26k
Bitterkeit
27k
Begierde
C2
Sehnsucht
C1
Strafe
B2
Strapaze
Bedrängnis
35k
aua
B2

Höllenpein

Höllenqual

au

Märtyrium

Peinigung

Folterung

Hölle
A2
Misere
29k
Translations

douleur
pijn
acı
marteling
kwelling
dolore

penitentie

temptatie

ألم
angustia
dolor
foltering
torture
angoscia
dolor
Frequency

23k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paɪ̯n/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
pīne
Inherited from Old High German
pīna
In summary

From Middle High German pīne, from Old High German pīna, from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā (“torment, pain”).

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