prepainful

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adjective

Before the onset of pain.

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Meanings

adjectiveprepainful (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the onset of pain.

    The lived body is now understood in terms of what cannot be done (disability), difference from the prepainful life (dissonance), emotional suffering (despondence), and vulnerability (dependence).

    2016, Michael E. Schatman, Ethical Issues in Chronic Pain Management, page 3

Origin

From pre- + painful.

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APA

prepainful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepainful

MLA

“prepainful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepainful. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prepainful,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepainful.

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