suffering

/'sʌfəriɳ/
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suffering

A young child is suffering from a toothache.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The state or experience of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship: "Suffering" refers to the condition of feeling physical or mental pain, or enduring something unpleasant or difficult.
    • An instance of pain or distress: It can also refer to a specific painful experience or a cause of hardship.

  2. Adjective:

    • Experiencing pain, distress, or hardship: Describes a person, group, or being that is currently enduring pain or misery.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The medication aims to alleviate the patient's suffering.
    • War brings immense suffering to civilian populations.
  • Adjective:
    • The suffering animals were rescued from the neglectful owner.
    • Charities provide aid to suffering communities after natural disasters.
Advanced Usage
  • "To be in suffering": to be in a state of pain or distress.
    • The old man was in great suffering during his final illness.
  • "To ease/end someone's suffering": to reduce or stop someone's pain.
    • The doctor's primary goal was to ease her suffering.
Variants and Related Words
  • Suffer (verb): to experience or be subjected to something bad or painful.
    • He suffers from chronic back pain.
  • Sufferer (noun): a person who suffers, especially from a specific illness or condition.
    • Support groups can be helpful for sufferers of anxiety.
Synonyms
  • Distress: extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
  • Agony: extreme physical or mental suffering.
  • Misery: a state of great distress or discomfort.
  • Affliction: something that causes pain or suffering.
Related Phrases
  • "Long-suffering" (adjective): having endured pain or trouble over a long period with patience.
    • She was a long-suffering employee who tolerated poor management for years.
Related Idioms
  • "A necessary suffering": a hardship that is unavoidable or required for a greater good.
    • He viewed the difficult training as a necessary suffering on the path to mastery.
suffering

A young child is suffering from a toothache.

Adjective
  1. very unhappy; full of misery
    • he felt depressed and miserable
    • a message of hope for suffering humanity
    • wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages
  2. troubled by pain or loss
    • suffering refugees
Noun
  1. feelings of mental or physical pain
  2. psychological suffering
    • the death of his wife caused him great distress
  3. misery resulting from affliction
  4. a state of acute pain

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