pain level

How much hurts

Pain level is a measure of how intense pain feels, typically rated on a numerical scale.

Medical professionals ask patients to describe their pain level to assess severity and guide treatment: On a scale of one to ten, what's your pain level?

The phrase appears in clinical settings and casual conversation alike: My pain level is through the roof today.

Related

agony · ache · dull ache · soreness · tolerance · acute · chronic · sharp · dull · throbbing · rating · severity · mild · low grade · moderate · severe · unbearable · off the charts

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Opposites
intensity/severity

pain levelpainlessness

Lack of physical suffering

pain relief · analgesia · numbness · pain-free · comfort

sensation quality

pain leveleuphoria

Intense emotional high

well-being · ease · relief · bliss · contentment

clinical abstraction

pain leveldiagnosis

Identification of illness

clinical diagnosis · vital sign

Family

pain, level, pains, pained, painful, painfully, painless, painlessly, painkiller

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