Suffering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Suffering is an adjective meaning Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.
Meaning
Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.
More Meanings
- The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.
- present participle and gerund of suffer
Example Sentences
My heart is full, but my body too suffering to go on.
Just to hear them was very suffering ... It must have been so unbearable to have to yell like that.
Her last night was very suffering, the anodyne she took gave her no relief, and for the first time she lay till near noon.
I was listening her because she was telling me she was very suffering and that she was praying for her pains, for sinners, for poor, for ill people and for afflicted.
Word Forms
- sufferings
Synonyms for suffering
Depending on context, synonyms include aching, sore, achesome, achy, raw, hurt.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include agony, distress, hurt, troubled, woe, sad.
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