negative stimulus vs pain

pain vs negative stimulus

negative stimulus and pain both are nouns.

negative stimulus is not a verb while pain is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
negative stimulus	Yes	No	No	No
pain	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pain is a hyponym of negative stimulus; that is, pain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than negative stimulus:

negative stimulus: a stimulus with undesirable consequences
pain: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

Other hyponyms of negative stimulus include annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, nuisance, pain in the ass, pain in the neck, aversive stimulus, concern, headache, vexation, worry, grief, sorrow.

negative stimulus (noun)	pain (noun)
a stimulus with undesirable consequences	a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
	emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
	a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

negative stimulus (verb)	pain (verb)
	cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
	cause emotional anguish or make miserable

Difference between negative stimulus and pain

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