ouch
To exclaim "ouch!" in discomfort or painTo exclaim "ouch!" in discomfort or pain.
» Ouch! My finger got caught in the door.
Aua! Ich habe mir den Finger in der Tür eingeklemmt!
Meaning
1 sensesTo exclaim "ouch!" in discomfort or pain.
Examples
22 sentencesOuch! My finger got caught in the door.
deAua! Ich habe mir den Finger in der Tür eingeklemmt! — Fingerhut
Ouch! I was stung by a bee.
ruОй! Меня укусила пчела. — Selena777
Ouch! I stuck my finger in the door!
deAua! Ich habe mir den Finger in der Tür eingeklemmt! — Fingerhut
Ouch, nobody translates my sentences...
deAutsch, niemand übersetzt meine Sätze. — moskbnea
Ouch! I bit my tongue.
ruОй! Я прикусил язык. — Selena777
Origin
Uncertain. Some sources say the interjection is attested since 1838 (and specifically in AUncertain. Some sources say the interjection is attested since 1838 (and specifically in American English) and derives ultimately from German autsch, perhaps specifically via Pennsylvania German outch (“cry of pain”), as early attestations of the interjection are from Pennsylvania. However, others say the interjection is a "mere" or "natural" exclamation attested since the mid 1600s, and the 1933 OED cites one instance of a verb "ouch" in 1654, "Sancho Pancas Runs Ouching round the mountaine like a ranck-Asse".
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Forms
ouches, ouching, ouched, ouchedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle