Hypernyms for "hurting"
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ache
aching
agony
arthralgia
burn
burning
causalgia
chest pain
chiralgia
colic
costalgia
distress
dysmenorrhea
excruciation
glossalgia
glossodynia
gripes
griping
growing pains
haemorrhoid
hemorrhoid
intestinal colic
keratalgia
labor pain
mastalgia
melagra
meralgia
metralgia
myalgia
myodynia
nephralgia
neuralgia
neuralgy
odynophagia
orchidalgia
pang
photalgia
photophobia
piles
pleuralgia
pleurodynia
podalgia
proctalgia
rawness
referred pain
renal colic
smart
smarting
smartness
soreness
sting
stinging
stitch
suffering
tenderness
thermalgesia
throb
torment
torture
ulalgia
urodynia
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.