Ouch

(ouch)

,

Noun.

[OE.

ouch

,

nouche

(

a nouch

being taken for

an ouch

: cf.

Adder

), fr. OF.

nusche

,

nosche

,

nousche

, buckle, clasp, LL.

nusca

, fr. OHG.

nusca

,

nuscha

.]

A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person.

A precious stone in a rich

ouche

.

Sir T. Elyot.

Your brooches, pearls, and

ouches

.

Shakespeare

Ouch

OUCH

,

Noun.

1.

A bezil or socket in which a precious stone or seal is set. Ex. 39.

2.

The blow given by a boar's tusk.

ouch

English

Interjection

ouch

An expression of one's own physical pain.
Ouch! You stepped on my toe! That hurt!
An expression in sympathy at another's pain.
Ouch! Her sunburn looks awful.
A reply to an insult (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking).
Ouch. How could you say that?
An expression of disappointment.
Ouch, I really wanted to do that.
(slang) Expressing surprise at the high price of something.
Ouch, one hundred thousand dollars for a car! I could never afford that!

Synonyms

(in all of the above senses): ow, owie, youch, yow, yowch

Translations

expression of one's own physical pain

Afrikaans: eina
Arabic: حِلْيَة ‎(ḥilya)
Hijazi Arabic: أي ‎(ay), أح ‎(aḥ), آخ ‎(āḵ)
Armenian: ախ (hy) ‎(ax), վախ (hy) ‎(vax)
Breton: aiou (br)
Bulgarian: ох ‎(oh)
Catalan: au (ca)
Cherokee: ᎠᏲ ‎(Ayo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 哎喲 (zh), 哎哟 (zh) ‎(āiyō), 哎呀 (zh) ‎(āiyā)
Czech: au (cs)
Danish: av (da)
Deg Xinag: Aiiau de
Dutch: au (nl)
Esperanto: aj, uj
Finnish: ai (fi), au (fi), auts (fi), auh!, aijai
French: aïe (fr), ouille (fr)
German: au (de), aua (de), autsch (de)
Ghotuo: ouxh a
Greek: αχ (el) ‎(ach), ωχ (el) ‎(och)
Hungarian: jaj (hu)
Ido: aye (io)
Indonesian: aduh (id)
Italian: ahi, ahia
Japanese: 痛い (ja) ‎(itai), いて ‎(ite), いてて ‎(itete)

Kimaragang: odoi
Korean: 아야 (ko) ‎(aya)
Lojban: .oi
Malay:

Rumi: aduh (ms)

Jawi: ادوه
Maori: taukahore
Navajo: ayáo, ayáh
Norwegian: au (no)
Pashto: وخ ‎(wax), وئ ‎(wëy)
Persian: آخ (fa) ‎(âx), آی (fa) ‎(ây)
Polish: aua (pl), au (pl), auć (pl)
Portuguese: ai (pt), au (pt)
Romanian: ai (ro), au (ro), ah (ro), vai (ro), aoleu (ro)
Russian: ой (ru) ‎(oj), ай (ru) ‎(aj), ох (ru) ‎(ox), а́уч ‎(áuč) (neologism)
Serbo-Croatian: au (sh), auć, joj (sh), jao (sh)
Spanish: ay (es), uy (es)
Swedish: aj (sv)
Tagalog: aray, aruy, aguy, ay (tl)
Tamil ஐயோ (ta) ‎(aiyō)
Telugu: అభా ‎(abhā)
Uokha: ouxh
Vietnamese: úi da, ai da, ui da

expression in sympathy at another’s pain

Finnish: auts (fi), auh, oi voi, oijoi, voi voi
French: aïe (fr)
Greek: αχ (el) ‎(ach)
Lojban: .oi dai
Malay:

Rumi: aduh (ms) / adoi / waduh

Jawi: ادوه / ادوي / وادوه

Norwegian: au da, uff da
Pashto: وخ ‎(wax), وئ ‎(wëy)
Swedish: aj (sv), aj aj aj, aj då

reply to an insult

Ahirani: Ay, aÿe
Finnish: auts (fi), auh
French: aïe (fr)
Malay:

Rumi: aduh (ms) / adoi / waduh

Jawi: ادوه / ادوي / وادوه

Pashto: وخ ‎(wax), وئ ‎(wëy)
Swedish: aj (sv)

Noun

ouch ‎(plural ouches)

Alternative form of ouche

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uʃ/

Interjection

interjection expressing a sharp pain: ouch!

Synonyms

(expression of pain): aïe, ahi, ouille, ayoye (Quebec)

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