1 if a part of your body is sore, it is painful, and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:
to have a sore throat * His feet were sore after the walk. * My stomach is still sore (= painful) after the operation.
2 [notbeforenoun] ~ (at sb / about sth) (informal, especially AmE) upset and angry especially because you have been treated unfairly
soreness noun [U]:
an ointment to reduce soreness and swelling
IDIOMS
a sore point a subject that makes you feel angry or upset when it is mentioned:
It's a sore point with Sue's parents that the children have not been baptized yet.
stand / stick out like a sore thumb to be very noticeable in an unpleasant way:
The blue building stood out like a sore thumb among the whitewashed villas. * If you wear a suit to the party, you'll stand out like a sore thumb.
moreatBEARn., SIGHTn.
noun a painful, often red, place on your body where there is a wound or an infection:
open sores
seealsoBEDSORE, CANKERSORE, COLDSORE
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