period pain

noun

Pain felt in the abdomen during menstruation.

Similar
dysmenorrhea
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Meanings

nounperiod pain (countable and uncountable, plural period pains)

plural period pains

  1. countableuncountablePain felt in the abdomen during menstruation.

    Nine out of 10 women suffer from period pain – sometimes crippling – but many say their problem is dismissed.

    2011 August 8, Bim Adewunmi, “The truth about period pain”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: dysmenorrhea

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPain felt in the abdomen during menstruation.

Similar
dysmenorrhea
Also see
dysmenorrheamenstrual cramp

Translations

Arabic آلام الدورة الشهرية
  • آلام الدورة الشهرية (ālām ad-dawrah ash-shahriyyah)pain during menstruation — see also dysmenorrhea
Chinese Mandarin 痛經 /痛经
  • 痛經 /痛经 (tòngjīng)pain during menstruation — see also dysmenorrhea
German Regelschmerzen, Menstruationsbeschwerden
  • Regelschmerzenpain during menstruation — see also dysmenorrhea
  • Menstruationsbeschwerdenpain during menstruation — see also dysmenorrhea
Hindi माहवारी का दर्द
  • माहवारी का दर्द (māhvārī kā dard)pain during menstruation — see also dysmenorrhea
Japanese 生理痛
  • 生理痛 (seiritsū)pain during menstruation — see also dysmenorrhea
Polish ból menstruacyjny
  • ból menstruacyjnypain during menstruation — see also dysmenorrhea
Swedish mensvärk
  • mensvärkpain during menstruation — see also dysmenorrhea
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APA

period pain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/period%20pain

MLA

“period pain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/period%20pain. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “period pain,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/period%20pain.

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