What is the proper word for increase in pain?
I want to let someone know if the pain increases then there would be consequences.
However, for the worst case scenario if the pain …..
Thought of using
- increases
- rises
- shoots up
etc.
Not able to figure out what would be appropriate here.
EDIT:
I am not just looking for which word is appropriate out of the three options I suggested. I am looking for any appropriate word.
I am looking for more appropriate/suitable word here, if any.
Best Answer
Intensifies might work. Doctors use a 0-10 self-reported pain scale, in which 0 is no pain and 1 is barely noticeable up to 9, which is excruciating enough that suicide is preferable and 10 is pain so bad that immediate unconsciousness ensues. So in a clinical setting, you might say to a patient.
I wouldn't use shoot up because of the collision with shooting pain, a different type of pain from say, an ache. I wouldn't use rise because of the collision with the use of the word for fever.