smärtgräns

Swedish

Etymology

smärta (“pain”) +‎ gräns (“limit”)

Noun

smärtgräns c

  1. pain threshold (the lowest intensity of stimulation experienced as painful)
  2. pain threshold (the upper limit of pain tolerance)
  3. (figuratively) the upper limit of what can be endured or the like; limit, breaking point
    Efter flera kraftiga hyreshöjningar har vi nått smärtgränsen
    After several sharp rent increases, we have reached the limit

Declension

Declension of smärtgräns
nominative genitive
singular indefinite smärtgräns smärtgräns
definite smärtgränsen smärtgränsens
plural indefinite smärtgränser smärtgränsers
definite smärtgränserna smärtgränsernas

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