Definition of 'suffering'

See also: suffer 

Noun

1. a state of acute pain
      Synonyms: agony excruciation
2. misery resulting from affliction
      Synonyms: woe
3. psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
      Synonyms: distress hurt
4. feelings of mental or physical pain
      Synonyms: hurt

Adjective

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"
      Synonyms: miserable wretched

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