painful

Ağrılı, acı veren

Causing physical or emotional pain; hurting or distressing.

• The injection was quite painful.
• It was painful to watch him struggle.
• She has a painful shoulder injury.
• The historical archive contained painful testimonies from survivors of the industrial disaster that reshaped workplace safety regulations.
• Implementing necessary budget cuts proved painful for university administrators who valued maintaining comprehensive academic programs.
• Researchers must sometimes confront painful evidence that contradicts long-held theories and demands revision of established models.

Eş anlamlılar: sore, aching, excruciating, distressing, agonizing

Zıt anlamlılar: painless, pleasant, comfortable, enjoyable

Zahmetli, zor veya sıkıcı

Requiring effort or causing difficulty; tedious or laborious.

• It was a painful process to complete all the paperwork.
• The meeting was long and painful.

Eş anlamlılar: laborious, difficult, arduous, tedious

Zıt anlamlılar: easy, effortless, simple