sunburn
/ˈsʌnˌbɜrn/
noun
- Red, painful skin that has been damaged by too much exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays.
- After a day at the beach without sunscreen, she had a bad sunburn on her shoulders.
- He got a painful sunburn while hiking at high altitude.
- Aloe vera gel is a popular remedy for soothing a sunburn.
Antonyms
verb
- To damage the skin by exposing it to too much sunlight, causing redness and pain.
- She forgot to reapply sunscreen and sunburned her arms badly.
- Fair-skinned people tend to sunburn more easily than those with darker skin.
- If you stay out too long without protection, the sun will sunburn your skin.