Ouch
interjection
A short exclamation to express pain or distress.
Ouch! I hit my head on the desk.
noun
An occurrence causing distress or pain.
Losing my keys was a real ouch.
Often appears as...
- a real ouch
- an obvious ouch
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
interjection
A short exclamation to express pain or distress.
Ouch! I hit my head on the desk.
noun
An occurrence causing distress or pain.
Losing my keys was a real ouch.
Often appears as...
- a real ouch
- an obvious ouch
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Expressing Pain
Used when feeling sudden pain, to articulate an immediate reaction.
Ouch! That bee sting hurts.
Pro Tip 2/3Minor Accidents
Commonly used after small mishaps like stubbing a toe or a paper cut.
Ouch! I just stubbed my toe on the door.
Pro Tip 3/3Sympathetic Response
People say 'ouch' to show empathy towards someone else's pain.
Ouch, that looked like it hurt when she fell.
Pro Tip 1/3Expressing Pain
Used when feeling sudden pain, to articulate an immediate reaction.
Ouch! That bee sting hurts.
Pro Tip 2/3Minor Accidents
Commonly used after small mishaps like stubbing a toe or a paper cut.
Ouch! I just stubbed my toe on the door.
Pro Tip 3/3Sympathetic Response
People say 'ouch' to show empathy towards someone else's pain.
Ouch, that looked like it hurt when she fell.
Pro Tip 1/3Expressing Pain
Used when feeling sudden pain, to articulate an immediate reaction.
Ouch! That bee sting hurts.
Pro Tip 2/3Minor Accidents
Commonly used after small mishaps like stubbing a toe or a paper cut.
Ouch! I just stubbed my toe on the door.
Pro Tip 3/3Sympathetic Response
People say 'ouch' to show empathy towards someone else's pain.
Ouch, that looked like it hurt when she fell.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 304 PIPE...
here is that the pups are quite hungry and they're trying to encourage the adults of the pack to go off and go hunting oops sorry sir be ok didn't land on your foot you didn't let on your foot I just heard this thud that I could just imagine of metal water bottles landing on you ouch
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Would you weigh less in...
What would happen if you jumped right when it started going down? Would the ceiling hit your head? Ouch! Do you stay suspended in the air while the elevator plummets down? Let's examine the elevator problem one step at a time.
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Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
to the fathers of the spiders to the fathers from the crocodiles to the fathers from the snakes in all the father's in the wilderness all over the world happy Father's Day ouch with me today we have the gentleman
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Help discover ancient...
What you're looking at is a medical tool used to treat syphilis. Ouch! For each of these, there are thousands of other incredibly important discoveries made by my colleagues, that do not make headlines.
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Retirement Terrors PIPE Dog...
ouch hey hey I'm going after this ones because she is the one more intense this is hey hey here huh no no this is not fear whatsoever look at the tail if they were afraid that tell will be between
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Yuval Noah Harari...
for me it's very helpful to think of myself as this sort of um chaotic mix of personalities ideas thoughts battling you ouch in there this is kind of like this mad you know wriggling
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Math, magic and Rubik’s...
much thank you ouch okay thank you okay let's get a few more thank you great job thank you one more would you actually mind joining me on stage
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The Likability Dilemma...
and when I told him the price, he said to me, "Wow. Good for you. That's a lot. Isn't documentary filmmaking kind of, like, your hobby?" Ouch.
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The fundamentals of...
Gravity. It controls the universe. Everything attracts everything else. Ouch! Including you. In this final lesson,
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The Raven Who Solves...
now bear in mind he's never seen ouch this particular challenge before come on bran get that string
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 304 PIPE...
here is that the pups are quite hungry and they're trying to encourage the adults of the pack to go off and go hunting oops sorry sir be ok didn't land on your foot you didn't let on your foot I just heard this thud that I could just imagine of metal water bottles landing on you ouch
Video examples
Would you weigh less in...
What would happen if you jumped right when it started going down? Would the ceiling hit your head? Ouch! Do you stay suspended in the air while the elevator plummets down? Let's examine the elevator problem one step at a time.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
to the fathers of the spiders to the fathers from the crocodiles to the fathers from the snakes in all the father's in the wilderness all over the world happy Father's Day ouch with me today we have the gentleman
Video examples
Help discover ancient...
What you're looking at is a medical tool used to treat syphilis. Ouch! For each of these, there are thousands of other incredibly important discoveries made by my colleagues, that do not make headlines.
Video examples
Retirement Terrors PIPE Dog...
ouch hey hey I'm going after this ones because she is the one more intense this is hey hey here huh no no this is not fear whatsoever look at the tail if they were afraid that tell will be between
Video examples
Yuval Noah Harari...
for me it's very helpful to think of myself as this sort of um chaotic mix of personalities ideas thoughts battling you ouch in there this is kind of like this mad you know wriggling
Video examples
Math, magic and Rubik’s...
much thank you ouch okay thank you okay let's get a few more thank you great job thank you one more would you actually mind joining me on stage
Video examples
The Likability Dilemma...
and when I told him the price, he said to me, "Wow. Good for you. That's a lot. Isn't documentary filmmaking kind of, like, your hobby?" Ouch.
Video examples
The fundamentals of...
Gravity. It controls the universe. Everything attracts everything else. Ouch! Including you. In this final lesson,
Video examples
The Raven Who Solves...
now bear in mind he's never seen ouch this particular challenge before come on bran get that string
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Kresley Cole
American Novelist
In 'Dark Skye,' I rewrote every one of the Pandemonia scenes over and over before I was happy with them - hundreds of pages are now sitting in a folder called 'Cuttings,' never to be read. Ouch!
Quote examples
Manika
American Musician
I know it's a guy thing to chest bump, but me and my dancers chest bump before hitting the stage. Not too hard though...ouch!
Quote examples
Kresley Cole
American Novelist
In 'Dark Skye,' I rewrote every one of the Pandemonia scenes over and over before I was happy with them - hundreds of pages are now sitting in a folder called 'Cuttings,' never to be read. Ouch!
Quote examples
Manika
American Musician
I know it's a guy thing to chest bump, but me and my dancers chest bump before hitting the stage. Not too hard though...ouch!
Example 1 of 2
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