sore throat

Noun

Meaning

inflammation of the fauces and pharynx

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pharyngitis raw throat angina deepness harshness dryness rasp quinsy rasping huskiness hoarseness gruffness infection of the tonsils gutturalness tonsillitis

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Antonyms

smoothness gentleness no problems with swallowing healthy throat

Hypernyms

inflammatory disease

Hyponyms

streptococcal sore throat strep throat septic sore throat throat infection streptococcus tonsilitis

Examples

She would tell you herself that she has a very dreadful cold in her head at present; but I have not much compassion for colds in the head without fever or sore throat. Jane Austen

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat. Katharine Whitehorn

I had a sore throat for a long time and it scared me. I saw a lump in my throat and I was terrified. I wouldn't go to a doctor. Anne Ramsey

A malignant sore throat is a danger; a malignant throat not sore is worse. American Proverb

Alex, a young man wearing a blue surgical mask who requested his last name to be withheld out of concerns over privacy, said he returned from vacation in Las Vegas 10 days ago, and now had a sore throat and cough. Source: Internet

Anthony May-Smith, from Lichfield, Staffordshire, developed a cough and sore throat on the second repatriation flight out of Wuhan which arrived at Brize Norton yesterday. Source: Internet

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