noun
sunburn
SUHN-burn
noun
1
Red, sore skin caused by too much time in the sun.
"His shoulders were covered in painful sunburn after the hike."
"Aloe vera can soothe mild sunburn."
verb
1
To get burned by overexposure to the sun.
"Cover up or you'll sunburn within the hour."
How to Use Sunburn
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA burn to the skin from too much sun exposure.
Common pairings
bad sunburn
sunburn cream
Word Forms
sunburned past tense, sunburnt past tense, sunburns plural, sunburns singular
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Etymology
From Old English sunbryne, a compound of sun and burn, found in similar forms across many Germanic languages.