Definitions for suffering
ˈsʌf ər ɪŋ, ˈsʌf rɪŋsuf·fer·ing

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1. agony, suffering, excruciation(noun)

   a state of acute pain

2. suffering, woe(noun)

   misery resulting from affliction

3. distress, hurt, suffering(noun)

   psychological suffering

   "the death of his wife caused him great distress"

4. suffering, hurt(adj)

   feelings of mental or physical pain

5. suffering(adj)

   troubled by pain or loss

   "suffering refugees"

6. miserable, suffering, wretched(adj)

   very unhappy; full of misery

   "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. suffering(Noun)

   The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.

2. suffering(Adjective)

   Experiencing pain.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Suffering

   of Suffer

2. Suffering(noun)

   the bearing of pain, inconvenience, or loss; pain endured; distress, loss, or injury incurred; as, sufferings by pain or sorrow; sufferings by want or by wrongs

3. Suffering(adj)

   being in pain or grief; having loss, injury, distress, etc

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1. Suffering

   Suffering, or pain in a broad sense, is an experience of unpleasantness and aversion associated with the perception of harm or threat of harm in an individual. Suffering is the basic element that makes up the negative valence of affective phenomena. Suffering may be qualified as physical or mental. It may come in all degrees of intensity, from mild to intolerable. Factors of duration and frequency of occurrence usually compound that of intensity. Attitudes toward suffering may vary widely, in the sufferer or other people, according to how much it is regarded as avoidable or unavoidable, useful or useless, deserved or undeserved. Suffering occurs in the lives of sentient beings in numerous manners, and often dramatically. As a result, many fields of human activity are concerned, from their own points of view, with some aspects of suffering. These aspects may include the nature of suffering, its processes, its origin and causes, its meaning and significance, its related personal, social, and cultural behaviors, its remedies, management, and uses.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suffering' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3660

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suffering' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4126

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suffering' in Nouns Frequency: #2392

How to pronounce suffering?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say suffering in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suffering in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suffering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of suffering in a Sentence

1. Beth Anne Katz:

   Being open about my suffering was the hardest thing I've done, but I am not afraid of who I am anymore. Depression isn't something to be ashamed of.

2. Mother Teresa:

   Without out suffering, our work would just be social work, very good and helpful, but it would not be the work of Jesus Christ, not part of the Redemption. All the desolation of the poor people, not only their material poverty, but their spiritual destitution, must be redeemed. And we must share it, for only by being one with them can we redeem them by bringing God into their lives and bringing them to God.

3. President Francois Hollande:

   These proposals are centred on the patients whose suffering should be avoided. It respects their choice and wishes.

4. Ivan Briscoe:

   Its an incredibly dangerous gamble to redouble the offensive against Vladimir Padrino regime when the priority must be to shore up the countrys collapsing health system and prevent an even worse migrant exodus, these U.S. charges could spell doom for any thaw, expose Guaido to grave risks, and appear high-handedly indifferent to the immediate suffering of Venezuelas people.

5. Toshi Maeda:

   Children, the poor and the needy, those are where he is coming from. He just wants to meet children in conflicted areas and tell the rest of the world their suffering, as he follows their stories, he ends up in war zones.

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