noun
definition
A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck.
interjection
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A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.
interjection
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An expression of one's own physical pain.
example
Ouch! You stepped on my toe! That hurt!
definition
An expression in sympathy at another's pain.
example
Ouch! Her sunburn looks awful.
definition
A reply to an insult seen as savage (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking).
example
Ouch. How could you say that?
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An expression of disappointment.
example
Ouch, I really wanted to do that.
definition
Expressing surprise at the high price of something.
example
Ouch, one hundred thousand dollars for a car! I could never afford that!