"pain-racked" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pain-racked [comparative], most pain-racked [superlative]
Etymology: Variant of “racked with pain”, in sense rack (“suffer pain, torture”); see usage notes for rack. Etymology templates: {{m|en|rack||suffer pain, torture}} rack (“suffer pain, torture”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} pain-racked (comparative more pain-racked, superlative most pain-racked)
  1. Racked with pain, in pain, suffering. Categories (topical): Pain Synonyms: pain-wracked Related terms: nerve-racking, storm-wracked
    Sense id: en-pain-racked-en-adj-X0H~XqHT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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