Tra từ sore - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sore [sore sores sorer sorest] adjective, noun BrE [sɔː(r)] NAmE [sɔːr]
adjective
1. if a part of your body is sore, it is painful, and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much
•to have a sore throat
• His feet were sore after the walk.
• My stomach is still sore (= painful) after the operation.
2. not before noun ~ (at sb/about sth) (informal, especially NAmE)upset and angry, especially because you have been treated unfairly
Syn: ↑annoyed
more at like a bear with a sore head at ↑bear _n., a sight for sore eyes at ↑sight _n.

Word Origin:
Old English sār (noun and adjective), sāre (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeer ‘sore’ and German sehr ‘very’.

Thesaurus:
sore adj.
•He had a sore throat and a high temperature.
inflamed • • raw • • burning • • itchy • • painful •
sore/inflamed/itchy eyes

Synonyms:
painful
sore • raw • inflamed • excruciating • burning • itchy
These words all describe sth that causes you physical pain.
painful • causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: ▪ Is your knee still painful? ◇ ▪ a series of painful injections ◇ ▪ a slow and painful death
sore • (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much: ▪ a sore throat ◇ ▪ Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
raw • (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged: ▪ The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
inflamed • (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury: ▪ The wound had become inflamed.
excruciating • extremely painful. Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee.
burning • painful and giving a feeling of being very hot: ▪ She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
itchy • giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling: ▪ an itchy rash ◇ ▪ I feel itchy all over.
sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
raw/inflamed/itchy skin
a painful/an excruciating death
a painful/burning sensation
excruciating/burning pain

Example Bank:
•My stomach is still sore after the operation.
•Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
•When I woke up my head was sore and throbbing.
Idioms: ↑sore point ▪ ↑stand out like a sore thumb
Derived Word: ↑soreness

noun
a painful, often red, place on your body where there is a wound or an infection
Syn: ↑wound
•open sores
see also ↑bedsore, ↑canker sore, ↑cold sore

Word Origin:
Old English sār (noun and adjective), sāre (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeer ‘sore’ and German sehr ‘very’.

Example Bank:
•I have a recurrent cold sore on my lip.
•The border dispute was a running sore in relations between the countries.
•The patient developed pressure sores on the toes of both feet.
•This issue is a festering sore between the two countries.
•canker sores caused by biting the inside of your mouth
•The illness left them with open sores all over their backs.
•The patient should be helped to change position every two hours, to stop pressure sores developing.