Definition of Suffering

Noun: suffering  sú-f(u-)ring

1. A state of acute pain
   - agony, excruciation
    
2. Misery resulting from affliction
   - woe
    
3. Psychological suffering
   "the death of his wife caused him great suffering";
   - distress, hurt
    
4. Feelings of mental or physical pain
   - hurt

Adjective: suffering  sú-f(u-)ring

1. Troubled by pain or loss
   "suffering refugees"
    
2. Very unhappy; full of misery
   "a message of hope for suffering humanity";
   - miserable, wretched

Verb: suffer  sú-fu(r)

1. Undergo or be subjected to
   "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom";
   - endure
    
2. Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
   "She suffered a fracture in the accident";
   - sustain, have, get
    
3. Experience (emotional) pain
   "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
    
4. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant
   "The new secretary had to suffer a lot of unprofessional remarks";
   - digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, put up
    
5. Get worse
   "His grades suffered"
    
6. Feel ill, be uncomfortable or in pain
   - hurt
    
7. Feel physical pain
   "Were you suffering after the accident?";
   - hurt, ache
    
8. Feel unwell or uncomfortable
   "She is suffering from the hot weather"
    
9. Be given to
   "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
    
10. Undergo or suffer
    "suffer a terrible fate";
    - meet
     
11. Be set at a disadvantage
    "This author really suffers in translation";
    - lose

See also:
sufferers
sufferings

Anagrams containing the word suffering

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