painful

/ˈpeɪnfʊl/

adjective

bolesny

/bɔˈlɛsnɨ/· przymiotnik

Also

dokuczliwy(m)

Definition

Causing physical or emotional pain, or difficult and unpleasant.

Examples

The injection was quite painful.

Zastrzyk był dość bolesny.

It was a painful decision to leave my job.

To była bolesna decyzja o odejściu z pracy.

Synonyms

agonizing sore hurtful difficult

Collocations

painful experiencepainful memorypainful truth

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