Pain

pān, n. suffering coming as the punishment of evil-doing: suffering either of body or mind: anguish: great care or trouble taken in doing anything: ( pl. ) labour: care: trouble: the throes of childbirth.— v.t. to cause suffering to: to distre : to torment: to grieve.— adjs. Pained , showing or expre ing pain: ( B. ) in pain, in labour; Pain′ful , full of pain: causing pain: requiring labour, pain, or care: ( arch. ) hard-working, painstaking: distre ing: difficult.— adv. Pain′fully .— n. Pain′fulne .— adj. Pain′le , without pain.— adv. Pain′le ly .— ns. Pain′le ne ; Pains′taker , one who takes pains or care: a laborious worker.— adj. Pains′taking , taking pains or care: laborious: diligent.— n. careful labour: diligence.— Under pain of , subject to the penalty of. [Fr. peine —L. pœna , satisfaction—Gr. poinē , penalty.]