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- Dictionarysuffering/ˈsʌf(ə)rɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship: "weapons that cause unnecessary suffering"
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Terminology. The word suffering is sometimes used in the narrow sense of physical pain, but more often it refers to psychological pain, or more often yet it refers to pain in the broad sense, i.e. to any unpleasant feeling, emotion or sensation. The word pain usually refers to physical pain, but it is also a common synonym of suffering.
SUFFERING definition: 1. physical or mental pain that a person or animal is feeling: 2. physical or mental pain that a…. Learn more.
The meaning of SUFFERING is the state or experience of one that suffers. How to use suffering in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Suffering.
noun. the state of a person or thing that suffers. Synonyms: distress, pain, torture, torment, agony. Often sufferings. something suffered by a person or a group of people; pain: the sorrows and sufferings of our poorest citizens. suffering. / ˈsʌfrɪŋ; ˈsʌfərɪŋ / noun. the pain, misery, or loss experienced by a person who suffers.
to experience or show the effects of something bad: [ T ] About 50,000 bicyclists suffer serious head injuries each year. [ T ] Block’s own farm has suffered large financial setbacks. [ I ] If you and your husband have jobs in different cities, your marriage is likely to suffer.
Suffering is the kind of pain you feel when you shatter your ankle and it's what you'll see all around you if you find yourself in the middle of a tornado or an earthquake. When you're suffering, you're not happy — in fact, you're quite miserable.
Suffering is serious pain which someone feels in their body or their mind. They began to recover slowly from their nightmare of pain and suffering. It has caused terrible suffering to animals.
Definition of suffering noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[transitive] suffer something to experience something unpleasant, such as injury, defeat or loss. to suffer a stroke/heart attack. Victims suffered severe injuries in the accident. The company suffered huge losses in the last financial year. Crops suffered serious damage as a result of the floods.
Suffer definition: to undergo or feel pain or distress. See examples of SUFFER used in a sentence.
