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pain vs somesthesia

somesthesia vs pain

pain and somesthesia both are nouns.

pain is a verb but somesthesia is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pain Yes No Yes No
somesthesia Yes No No No
As nouns, somesthesia is a hypernym of pain; that is, somesthesia is a word with a broader meaning than pain:
  • pain: a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
  • somesthesia: the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
Other hypernyms of pain include somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation.
pain (noun) somesthesia (noun)
a somatic sensation of acute discomfort the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
pain (verb) somesthesia (verb)
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
Difference between pain and somesthesia

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