delayed-onset muscle soreness

noun

The pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.

Meanings

noundelayed-onset muscle soreness (uncountable)

alternative delayed onset muscle soreness

  1. uncountablemedicineThe pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.

    Synonyms: DOMS, stiffness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 延遲性肌肉酸痛 /延迟性肌肉酸痛
  • 延遲性肌肉酸痛 /延迟性肌肉酸痛 (yánchíxìng jīròu suāntòng)pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
Finnish viivästynyt lihaskipu, viivästynyt lihasarkuus
  • viivästynyt lihaskipupain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • viivästynyt lihasarkuuspain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
French courbature
  • courbaturepain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
German Muskelkater
  • Muskelkaterpain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
Greek πονάκι
  • πονάκι (ponáki)pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
Hungarian izomláz
  • izomlázpain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
Italian dolori moscolare del giorno dopo
  • dolori moscolare del giorno dopopain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
Polish zakwasy
  • zakwasypain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
Russian крепату́ра
  • крепату́ра (krepatúra)pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
Spanish agujetas
  • agujetaspain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
Swedish träningsvärk
  • träningsvärkpain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
Turkish gecikmeli kas ağrısı, gecikmiş kas ağrısı
  • gecikmeli kas ağrısıpain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • gecikmiş kas ağrısıpain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
Ukrainian крепату́ра
  • крепату́ра (krepatúra)pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
Cite this entry
APA

delayed-onset muscle soreness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delayed-onset%20muscle%20soreness

MLA

“delayed-onset muscle soreness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delayed-onset%20muscle%20soreness. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delayed-onset muscle soreness,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delayed-onset%20muscle%20soreness.

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