pain tolerance
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pain tolerance
The maximum level of physical pain that one can endure. I'm not surprised Cathy's refused to take the painkillers the dentist prescribed—she has an incredibly high pain tolerance. A: "Do redheads really have a lower pain tolerance than other people?" B: "Well, I've heard that they require more anesthesia than non-redheads."
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