sore throat

Noun
Synonyms: sore throatpharyngitisraw throat

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. inflammation of the fauces and pharynxSynonyms: sore throatpharyngitisraw throat
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. Sorer; superl. Sorest.] [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[=a]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s?r, G. sehr very, Icel. s[=a]rr, Sw. s[*a]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf. Sorry.]

1.Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand. [1913 Webster]

2.Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation. [1913 Webster]

Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.— Tillotson.[1913 Webster]

3.Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4.Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Sore throat (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See Cynanche.

Malignant sore throat, Ulcerated sore throat or Putrid sore throat. See Angina, and under Putrid. [1913 Webster]

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