sore spot

THESAURUS

sore spot

ache, aching, affront, algesia, blow, casus belli, cramp, cut, distress, dolor, exposed nerve, festering, grief, hurt, inflammation, injury, irritation, lesion, nasty blow, nerve ending, offense, pain, pang, passion, provocation, rankling, raw, raw nerve, red rag, sensitiveness, shock, soft spot, sore, sore point, soreness, spasm, stress, stress of life, stroke, suffering, tender spot, tenderness, the quick, throes, wound, wrench