noun
- plural of painfulness; the quality or state of being painful or causing pain
Usage: abstract noun; typically used in formal or literary contexts
Examples
- The painfulnesses of her injuries made recovery slow.
- He spoke about the various painfulnesses associated with the disease.
- The painfulnesses of loss and grief affected the entire community.
- She documented the painfulnesses of her medical treatments in her journal.
- The therapist addressed the emotional painfulnesses underlying his behavior.