suffering
n. state in which one endures some difficulty or misfortune, distress, hardship, pain, agony suffer v. feel pain, experience loss or harm, endure misfortune; be punished; tolerate, endure; stand, bear; allow, permit | ||||
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Suffering Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Suffering
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Suffer
(n.)
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.
(a.)
Being in pain or grief; having loss, injury, distress, etc.
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Suffer
(n.)
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.
(a.)
Being in pain or grief; having loss, injury, distress, etc.
| WordNet 2.0 |
suffering
Noun
1. a state of acute pain
(synonym) agony, excruciation
(hypernym) pain, hurting
(hyponym) throe
(derivation) hurt, ache, suffer
2. misery resulting from affliction
(synonym) woe
(hypernym) misery, wretchedness
(derivation) suffer
3. psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
(synonym) distress, hurt
(hypernym) pain, painfulness
(hyponym) anguish, torment, torture
(derivation) suffer
4. feelings of mental or physical pain
(synonym) hurt
(hypernym) pain, painfulness
(hyponym) agony, torment, torture
(derivation) hurt, ache, suffer
Adjective
1. troubled by pain or loss; "suffering refugees"
(similar) troubled
2. very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
(synonym) miserable, wretched
(similar) unhappy
Noun
1. a state of acute pain
(synonym) agony, excruciation
(hypernym) pain, hurting
(hyponym) throe
(derivation) hurt, ache, suffer
2. misery resulting from affliction
(synonym) woe
(hypernym) misery, wretchedness
(derivation) suffer
3. psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
(synonym) distress, hurt
(hypernym) pain, painfulness
(hyponym) anguish, torment, torture
(derivation) suffer
4. feelings of mental or physical pain
(synonym) hurt
(hypernym) pain, painfulness
(hyponym) agony, torment, torture
(derivation) hurt, ache, suffer
Adjective
1. troubled by pain or loss; "suffering refugees"
(similar) troubled
2. very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
(synonym) miserable, wretched
(similar) unhappy
suffer
Verb
1. undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
(synonym) endure
(antonym) enjoy
(hypernym) experience, undergo, see, go through
(hyponym) tolerate
2. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
(synonym) sustain, have, get
(hypernym) experience, receive, have, get, undergo
(hyponym) break down, collapse
(verb-group) have
(derivation) sick person, diseased person, sufferer
3. endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
(hypernym) feel, experience
(hyponym) agonize, agonise
(verb-group) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, put up
(derivation) martyr, sufferer
4. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
(synonym) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, put up
(hypernym) permit, allow, let, countenance
(hyponym) accept, live with, swallow
(derivation) toleration, acceptance, sufferance
5. get worse; "His grades suffered"
(hypernym) worsen, decline
(verb-group) lose
6. feel pain or be in pain
(synonym) hurt
(antonym) be well
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) have
(derivation) sick person, diseased person, sufferer
7. feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
(synonym) hurt, ache
(hypernym) perceive, comprehend
(hyponym) catch, get
(derivation) sick person, diseased person, sufferer
8. undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
(synonym) meet
(hypernym) experience, undergo, see, go through
9. feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather"
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) freeze
10. be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
(hypernym) tend, be given, lean, incline, run
11. be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"
(synonym) lose
(hypernym) worsen, decline
| hEnglish - advanced version |
suffering
suffering
\suf"fer*ing\, n. 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. "souls in sufferings tried."
suffering
\suf"fer*ing\, a. being in pain or grief; having loss, injury, distress, etc. -- suf"fer*ing*ly , adv.
suffering
adj
1. troubled by pain or loss; "suffering refugees"
2. very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages" [syn: miserable, wretched]
n 1: a state of acute pain [syn: agony]
2: misery resulting from affliction [syn: woe]
3. psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" [syn: distress, hurt]
4. feelings of mental or physical pain [syn: hurt]
similar words(1)
long-suffering
suffering
\suf"fer*ing\, n. 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. "souls in sufferings tried."
suffering
\suf"fer*ing\, a. being in pain or grief; having loss, injury, distress, etc. -- suf"fer*ing*ly , adv.
suffering
adj
1. troubled by pain or loss; "suffering refugees"
2. very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages" [syn: miserable, wretched]
n 1: a state of acute pain [syn: agony]
2: misery resulting from affliction [syn: woe]
3. psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" [syn: distress, hurt]
4. feelings of mental or physical pain [syn: hurt]
similar words(1)
long-suffering
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Dioddef
Dioddef = a. without suffering
Dioddef = a. without suffering
Dyoddefaint
Dyoddefaint = n. suffering
Dyoddefiad
Dyoddefiad = n. a suffering
Goddefiad
Goddefiad = n. a suffering
Ymarous
Ymarous = a. long suffering
Suffering Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
suffering
dolor, patientia
dolor, patientia
| Phobia |
Agliophobia
Fear of pain
Fear of pain
Algophobia
Fear of pain.
Also known as Odnophobia
Panthophobia
Fear of suffering and disease
Suffering Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Suffering
Suffering, or pain in this sense, is a basic affective experience of unpleasantness and aversion associated with harm or threat of harm in an individual. It constitutes the negative basis of affective states (emotions, feelings, moods, sentiments), while pleasure or happiness constitutes the positive basis.
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