sore

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 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