Swedish adjective

plågsam

Painfull, excruciating, painful

Meaning

Painfull; excruciating; painful

In Swedish: som gör ont, smärtsam

Forms

Forms of plågsam
Basic formplågsamwith en-words
Neuterplågsamtwith ett-words
Plural and definiteplågsammaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativeplågsammare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativeplågsammast“-est”, “most …”

Practise plågsam

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What does plågsam mean?

plågsam in a sentence

  • Den plågsamma smärtan orsakades av en motorcykel olycka som krossade både hans ben.
    The excruciating pain was caused by a motorcycle accident where he crushed both his legs.
  • en plågsam känsla av vanmakt
    a painful (distressing) feeling of impotence
  • plågsamma djurförsök
    painful tests on animals
  • en plågsam sjukdom
    a painful disease

Questions

What does plågsam mean in English?

plågsam means “Painfull, excruciating”.

Similar words

smärtsam

Origin

plåga + -sam.

Nearby common words

plågsam is number 9,171 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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