suf·fer·ing

suf·fer·ing
/ˈsʌfərıŋ/ noun, pl -ings
1 [noncount] : pain that is caused by injury, illness, loss, etc. : physical, mental, or emotional pain

ways to alleviate human suffering

They hope these new drugs will help to bring an end to the suffering of arthritis patients.

His lawsuit seeks damages for pain and suffering.

2 sufferings [plural] : feelings of pain

the sufferings of the dying


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  • suf´fer|ing|ly — suf|fer|ing «SUHF uhr ihng, SUHF rihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the condition of being in pain; pain: »Hunger causes suffering. Motherhood will give the mother much suffering to bear (Newsweek). Those little anodynes that deaden suffering (Emily …   Useful english dictionary

  • suf|fer|ing — «SUHF uhr ihng, SUHF rihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the condition of being in pain; pain: »Hunger causes suffering. Motherhood will give the mother much suffering to bear (Newsweek). Those little anodynes that deaden suffering (Emily Dickinson) …   Useful english dictionary

  • long|suf|fer|ing — long suf|fer|ing or long|suf|fer|ing «LNG SUHF uhr ihng, SUHF rihng; LONG », adjective, noun. –adj. enduring trouble, pain, or injury long and patiently: »Various were the excesses committed by the insubordinate troops…upon the long suffering… …   Useful english dictionary

  • long-suf|fer|ing — or long|suf|fer|ing «LNG SUHF uhr ihng, SUHF rihng; LONG », adjective, noun. –adj. enduring trouble, pain, or injury long and patiently: »Various were the excesses committed by the insubordinate troops…upon the long suffering inhabitants (John L …   Useful english dictionary

  • long-suf·fer·ing — /ˈlɑːŋˌsʌfərıŋ/ adj : suffering for a long time without complaining : very patient during difficult times his forgiving and long suffering wife When the Red Sox won the World Series, their long suffering fans could finally celebrate …   Useful english dictionary

  • suf — ex·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fi·cience; in·suf·fi·cien·cy; in·suf·fi·cient; in·suf·flate; in·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fla·tor; suf; suf·fect; suf·fer; suf·fer·able; suf·fer·ance; suf·fer·er; suf·fete; suf·fice; suf·fic·er; suf·fi·cience; suf·fi·cien·cy;… …   English syllables

  • ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

  • long-suf — long suf·fer·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • sufferingly — suf·fer·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • suffering — suf•fer•ing [[t]ˈsʌf ər ɪŋ, ˈsʌf rɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the state of one that suffers 2) pain • Etymology: 1300–50 suf′fer•ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

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