Phrase guide

delayed-onset muscle soreness

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: DOMS, stiffness

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 延遲性肌肉酸痛 /延迟性肌肉酸痛 (yánchíxìng jīròu suāntòng) — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • Finnish: viivästynyt lihaskipu — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • Finnish: viivästynyt lihasarkuus — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • French: courbature — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • German: Muskelkater — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • Greek: πονάκι (ponáki) — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • Hungarian: izomláz — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • Italian: dolori moscolare del giorno dopo — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • Polish: zakwasy — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • Russian: крепату́ра (krepatúra) — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȕpala mišića — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • Spanish: agujetas — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • Swedish: träningsvärk — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • Turkish: gecikmeli kas ağrısı — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • Turkish: gecikmiş kas ağrısı — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise
  • Ukrainian: крепату́ра (krepatúra) — pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise