1. the quality or state of causing physical pain
2. 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.