noun
- the quality or state of causing physical pain
- the quality or state of causing emotional distress or mental anguish
Examples
- The painfulness of the injury made it difficult to walk.
- She couldn’t ignore the painfulness in her shoulder after the accident.
- The painfulness of losing a loved one takes time to heal.
- He was surprised by the painfulness of the rejection.
- The doctor explained that the painfulness would decrease with proper treatment.
- The painfulness of the memory still haunted her years later.
- Physical therapy helped reduce the painfulness in his back.