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Schmerz.

physical pain, ache (practically, as a sensation)

7 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃmɛʁts/[ʃmɛɐ̯ts]

  1. physical pain, ache (practically, as a sensation)

    in-plural · masculine · mixed
    Haben Sie Schmerzen?
    Das waren die schlimmsten Schmerzen, die ich je erlebt habe.

  2. physical pain (theoretically, as a bodily mechanism or function)

    masculine · mixed · singular
    Schmerz ist ein Alarmsignal des Körpers.
    Konditionierung durch Schmerz

  3. emotional pain, sorrow, heartache

    masculine · mixed · singular
    Man lebt weiter, aber der Schmerz bleibt.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German smerze m or f, from Old High German smerza f, smerzo m, from Proto-West Germanic *smertan. Cognate with English smart, Dutch smart.

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