Definition
pein
verb
- to cause pain or suffering to; torment
Usage: archaic or literary
noun
- pain or suffering; agony
Usage: archaic or literary
Examples
- The old injury continued to pein him throughout the winter.
- She endured great pein during her illness.
- His conscience peined him for years after the betrayal.
- The memory of loss was a constant pein.
- Nothing could pein him more than the thought of losing his family.
- He bore his pein with quiet dignity.