[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sore \sore\, a. compar. sorer; superl. sorest. oe. sor,
   sar, as. s=ar; akin to d. zeer, os.  ohg. s?r, g. sehr
   very, icel. s=arr, sw. sar, goth. sair pain. cf.
   sorry.
   1. tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure;
      inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a
      sore hand.
      1913 webster

   2. fig.: sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed;
      very susceptible of irritation.
      1913 webster

            malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious,
            and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.
                                                  --tillotson.
      1913 webster

   3. severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore
      evil or calamity. --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. criminal; wrong; evil. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   sore throat med., inflammation of the throat and tonsils;
      pharyngitis. see cynanche.

   malignant sore throat, ulcerated sore throat or putrid
   sore throat. see angina, and under putrid.
      1913 webster
see also:
sorer sorest sorry sore throat cynanche malignant sore throat 
ulcerated sore throat putrid sore throat angina putrid 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sore throat
     n : inflammation of the fauces and pharynx syn: pharyngitis,
         raw throat
see also:
pharyngitis raw throat 

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