suffering

suf·fer·ing  (sfr-ng, sfrng)

n.

1. The condition of one who suffers; the bearing of pain or distress.

2. An instance of pain or distress.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	suffering - a state of acute pain                 excruciation, agony hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" throe - severe spasm of pain; "the throes of dying"; "the throes of childbirth" Passion of Christ, Passion - the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion
	2.	suffering - misery resulting from affliction woe miserableness, misery, wretchedness - a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"
	3.	suffering - psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" distress, hurt painfulness, pain - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" anguish, torture, torment - extreme mental distress self-torment, self-torture - self-imposed distress tsoris - (Yiddish) trouble and suffering wound - a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost
	4.	suffering - feelings of mental or physical pain hurt painfulness, pain - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" agony, torment, torture - intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" throes - violent pangs of suffering; "death throes" discomfort, soreness, irritation - an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
Adj.	1.	suffering - troubled by pain or loss; "suffering refugees" troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"
	2.	suffering - very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity"; "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages" miserable, wretched unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"

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suffering

noun pain, torture, distress, agony, misery, ordeal, discomfort, torment, hardship, anguish, affliction, martyrdom

Translations

suffering [ˈsʌfərɪŋ] n (= hardship, deprivation) → sufrimiento (= pain); dolor m

suffering [ˈsʌfərɪŋ] suffer n → souffrance(s) f(pl)

suffering [ˈsʌfərɪŋ] suffer n → Leid nt

suffering [ˈsʌfərɪŋ] n → sofferenza (= hardship, deprivation); privazione f