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pained
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
pained
(adjective)
pain
(verb)
pained
/
ˈ
peɪnd/
adjective
pained
/
ˈ
peɪnd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PAINED
:
appearing upset, sad, worried, etc.
She wore/had a
pained
expression on her face.
He truly looked
pained
when he heard the news.
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