suffering
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
:
sufrimiento
- The group's stated goal was to find solutions to human suffering through humanitarian programs.
- human suffering
- pain and suffering
- cause suffering
Second truth is this suffering has a reason.
- Second truth is this suffering has a reason.
- You know, the the kinds of suffering have changed.
- The pain only is suffering if you fight it.
- That's the antidote to suffering, truth, right.
- Mercy is a response to the suffering of others.
- One of the biggest things that causes suffering is attachment and craving.
- If you have any experience of suffering, that's loss, that's grief, stress.
- There is, however, suffering that's real.
- So I was too seeing suffering and pain.
Examples
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Ease their suffering as only I can.
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Being with patients in their suffering is a core value of the nursing profession.
Academic text (2011) -
One whole day he lay on his bed and his suffering increased.
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Mercy is a response to the suffering of others.
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Not just pain, but anxiety and other forms of suffering exist in animals.
Academic text (1999) -
He's sorry for the suffering he has caused.
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All the needless suffering could have ended there.
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I didn't know about the bombing and the suffering until after the war ended.
Fiction book (1991) -
Women, in particular, empathized with her suffering and the fate of her unborn child.
Academic text (1990) -
The charity aims to reduce poverty and alleviate the suffering of those in need.
Synonyms
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3.7
A very painful or difficult experience
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1.8
A deep sad feeling caused by losing someone or something
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2.8
A feeling of great unhappiness and suffering
243
2.1
A deep feeling of sadness after a loss
240
3.6
A state of very strong pain, worry or serious trouble
149
1.0
A feeling of emotional or physical pain
137
7.2
Very strong mental or physical pain that is hard to bear
137
4.8
A difficult, unpleasant experience that lasts a long time
135
3.9
A very strong physical or mental pain
128
3.4
A time of serious difficulty, often with little money or food
119
3.2
A feeling of physical pain or mental unease
96
6.8
A very strong, painful feeling of worry or sadness
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6.1
A deep sadness or a serious problem someone has
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4.9
A difficult time when you face many problems
70
5.6
Great physical or mental pain someone feels
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6.7
A condition that causes great pain or suffering, often from illness
3
9.3
A life that feels like being dead because of great suffering
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6.0
A feeling of deep unhappiness and suffering
1
3.7
A feeling of hurt in the body caused by injury or illness
A very severe physical or emotional pain someone feels
A long time when someone suffers a lot
Antonyms
Compounds
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Suffering comes from the Latin parts sub- 'under' and ferre 'to carry', so it originally meant to 'bear' something heavy. That's why suffering now means the state of carrying pain, distress, or hardship.