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pain vs somatic sensation

somatic sensation vs pain

pain and somatic sensation both are nouns.

pain is a verb but somatic sensation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pain Yes No Yes No
somatic sensation Yes No No No
As nouns, somatic sensation is a hypernym of pain; that is, somatic sensation is a word with a broader meaning than pain:
  • pain: a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
  • somatic sensation: the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
Other hypernyms of pain include somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somesthesia.
pain (noun) somatic sensation (noun)
a somatic sensation of acute discomfort the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
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
pain (verb) somatic sensation (verb)
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
Difference between pain and somatic sensation

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