suffering
noun [C or U] /ˈsʌf.ər.ɪŋ/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
B2 physical or mental pain that a person or animal is feeling: The war will cause widespread human suffering.Pain and painfulSadness and regret
(Definition of suffering noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -racked suffix
- agonized adjective
- agony noun
- excruciating adjective
- footsore adjective
- give sb hell idiom
- groan noun
- groan verb
- hurt adjective
- hurt verb
- irritation noun (SORE FEELING)
- painful adjective
- painless adjective
- pinprick noun (HOLE/PAIN)
- prickle verb
- rack verb
- stabbing adjective
- tender adjective (PAINFUL)
- tingle verb
- torment noun
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