pained

[ peynd ]

adjective

1. hurt; injured.
2. showing or expressing distress, anguish, or resentment:

   a pained look in reply to a sarcastic remark.

pained

/ peɪnd /

adjective

1. having or expressing pain or distress, esp mental or emotional distress

   a pained expression

Other Words From

• over·pained adjective
• un·pained adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pained¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; pain, -ed ²

Example Sentences

It pained him, he wrote in a newspaper essay, that his oldest daughter had selected the University of Michigan for college because she thought no Florida school was good enough.

From New York Times

Agatha pleads with her not to take him, and Death seems genuinely pained about it, so she offers Agatha one option –– time.

From Salon

Fiennes, who is so restrained in his performance it is almost pained, manages to let the shadow of hope cross his carefully composed face.

From Los Angeles Times

Paying tribute on X, formerly known as Twitter, Modi recounted "countless interactions" with Tata and said he was "extremely pained" by his death.

From BBC

Governor Umaru Bago said he was “pained by the unfortunate incident” in a condolence message to the families of the victims.

From BBC

Related Words

• anguished
• distressed
• troubled