burning pain

Hot, sharp discomfort

Burning pain is a sensation of heat or fire in the affected area, distinct from sharp, dull, or aching pain.

It often accompanies nerve damage, inflammation, or certain skin conditions: a burning pain shot down her arm, the burning pain of a urinary tract infection.

The phrase describes both the quality and intensity of discomfort.

Related

ache · inflammation · raw · raw nerve · blistering · fiery · scalding · wound · nerve · nerve damage · pins and needles · tender · agony · sharp · intense · radiating · hot · flesh

Categories
Opposites
sensation presence

burning painnumbness

Loss of sensation

anesthesia · insensibility · deadness · sensory loss · nerve block

hedonic quality

burning paincomfort

Ease or soothing relief

bliss · euphoria · pain relief · ease · painlessness

intensity

burning paindull ache

Mild persistent soreness

cold sensation · cooling sensation · gentle warmth · throbbing pain · pressure

Family

burn, burns, burned, burnt, burning, burnable, burner, burners, burnout

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG