Suffering definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Suffering is serious pain which someone feels in their body or their mind. They began to recover slowly from their nightmare of pain and suffering. American ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'suffering'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× suffering (sʌfərɪŋ ) Wordforms:pluralsufferings 1. variablenoun Sufferingisseriouspainwhichsomeonefeelsintheirbodyortheirmind. Theybegantorecoverslowlyfromtheirnightmareofpainandsuffering. Ithascausedterriblesufferingtoanimals. Hismanynovelshaveportrayedthesufferingsofhisrace. Synonyms:pain,torture,distress,agony MoreSynonymsofsuffering 2. Seealsolong-suffering COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof suffering Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'suffering' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'suffering' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'ecomap' HindiTranslationof'suffering' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency sufferinginBritishEnglish (ˈsʌfərɪŋ ,ˈsʌfrɪŋ ) noun1. thepain,misery,orlossexperiencedbyapersonwhosuffers 2. thestateoraninstanceofenduringpain,etc CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformssufferingly(ˈsufferingly)adverb WordFrequency sufferinginAmericanEnglish (ˈsʌfərɪŋ ;ˈsʌfrɪŋ ) noun1.  thebearingorundergoingofpain,distress,orinjury 2.  somethingsuffered;pain,distress,orinjury SIMILARWORDS: disˈtress Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency sufferinginAmericanEnglish (ˈsʌfərɪŋ,ˈsʌfrɪŋ) noun1. thestateofapersonorthingthatsuffers 2. (oftensufferings) somethingsufferedbyapersonoragroupofpeople;pain thesufferingsofthesoldiers SYNONYMS1.agony,torment,torture;pain,distress.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformssufferinglyadverb Wordorigin[1300–50;ME;seesuffer,-ing1] Examplesof'suffering'inasentence suffering TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Wealreadyinflictsufferinganddeathonbillionsoffarmanimals.Times,SundayTimes(2015)Thedistinctionliesinthegratuitousnatureofthepainorsuffering.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Theirworkisoftendepressingbecausehumanproblemsinvolvesufferingandsolutionsarenoteasy.Brown,Muriel&PayneSarahIntroductiontoSocialAdministrationinBritain(1990)Therecanbeaterribleequalityinsuffering.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Thereistoomuchsufferinginthisshrunkenlittleworldofminetowishotherwise.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Webroughtendlesssufferingtotheworld.TheSun(2009)Onefirefighterwastakentohospitalsufferingfromsmokeinhalationandheatexhaustion.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Butthequestionofwhetherthoseenduringsuchsufferingshouldhavetherighttodieisstillundecided.TheSun(2012)Theresultismiseryandsuffering,andmoredeathsatsea.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Sociviliansufferingandlossoflifecontinues,andthechancesofanykindofpoliticalsettlementrecede.Times,SundayTimes(2009) COBUILDCollocations suffering  civiliansuffering psychologicalsuffering terriblesuffering unbearablesuffering unimaginablesuffering unnecessarysuffering untoldsuffering Trendsof suffering Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages suffering BritishEnglish:suffering NOUN/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/Sufferingisseriouspainwhichsomeonefeelsintheirbodyortheirmind.Theybegantorecoverslowlyfromtheirnightmareofpainandsuffering.AmericanEnglish:suffering /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/BrazilianPortuguese:sofrimento Chinese:痛苦EuropeanSpanish:sufrimiento French:souffrance German:Leid Italian:sofferenza Japanese:苦しみKorean:고통EuropeanPortuguese:sofrimento LatinAmericanSpanish:sufrimiento Thai:ความทุกข์ทรมาน Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically suffering sufferableness sufferance sufferer suffering suffete suffice sufficeittosay AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'S' Relatedtermsof suffering suffer easesuffering humansuffering long-suffering animalsuffering Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofsufferingfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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