pain (v)
anguish (v)
hurt#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 37
def cause emotional anguish or make miserable
examples It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school
Frame - 10 Something ----s somebody
Outgoing links
Cause suffer
Hypernym upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
Derivationally related form hurt → hurt
Derivationally related form anguish → anguish; anguish → anguish
Derivationally related form pain → pain
Derivationally related form pain → pain; pain → pain
Hyponym break someone's heart; agonize, agonise; try; torment, torture, excruciate, rack
Incoming links
Derivationally related form pain → pain
Derivationally related form pain → pain; pain → pain
Derivationally related form hurt → hurt
Derivationally related form anguish → anguish; anguish → anguish
Hyponym upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
Hypernym break someone's heart; agonize, agonise; try; torment, torture, excruciate, rack

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