painful

adjective/pɨˈno.zu/medium

pe·no·so

Definition

Causing or involving pain, suffering, or great difficulty.

It was a long and painful journey.

The patient went through a painful recovery process.

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Common collocations

painful effortpainful taskpainful processpainful memory

Do latim 'penosus', de 'poena' (pena, castigo).