body ache

Muscles hurt everywhere

Body ache is a dull, diffuse pain felt throughout the muscles and joints, typically accompanying illness, fatigue, or physical strain.

Unlike localized pain, body aches affect multiple areas at once: I woke up with body aches and knew I was coming down with something.

The phrase often appears in lists of flu symptoms alongside fever and chills.

Related

sore muscles · joint pain · fatigue · fever · flu · under the weather · throbbing · tender · cramping · joints · back · inflammation · exhaustion · ibuprofen · aspirin · rest · bed rest · bed

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Opposites
physical sensation

body achefeeling good

Positive emotional condition

comfort · relaxation · painlessness · ease · looseness

health state

body achegood health

Absence of illness

wellness · vitality · vigor · robustness · fitness

pain distribution

body achelocalized pain

Discomfort in specific area

sharp pain

Family

body, ache, bodies, bodied, bodily, bodywork, somebody, anybody, nobody

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G