The meaning of SORE is causing emotional pain or distress. How to use sore in a sentence.

SORE definition: physically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, or diseased part. See examples of sore used in a sentence.

sore adjective (PAINFUL) Add to word list painful and uncomfortable, esp. (of a body part) because of injury or infection or (of a muscle) from being used too much:

1. Painful to the touch; tender. 2. Feeling physical pain; hurting: sore all over. 3. Causing misery, sorrow, or distress; grievous: in sore need. 4. Causing embarrassment or irritation: a sore …

Pathology physically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, or diseased part: a sore arm. Pathology suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person: He is sore because of …

Dec 29, 2025 · sore (comparative sorer, superlative sorest) Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive. synonyms Synonyms: aching, smarting; see also Thesaurus: painful Her feet were …

SORE meaning: 1 : feeling or affected by pain painful; 2 : causing emotional pain or distress

Definition of sore adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A sore is a painful place on the body where the skin is infected. Our backs and hands were covered with sores and burns from the ropes.

A sore is a broken patch of skin — something you might put a bandage on — or it's something that gives you pain, like a sore throat, that’s red and scratchy and painful.