English Online Dictionary. What means suffering? What does suffering mean?
English
Etymology
By surface analysis, suffer + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/, /ˈsʌfɹɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: suf‧fer‧ing
Adjective
suffering
- Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.
- Synonyms: aching, in pain, sore; see also Thesaurus:painful
Translations
Noun
suffering (countable and uncountable, plural sufferings)
- The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.
Derived terms
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Verb
suffering
- present participle and gerund of suffer
Related terms
- sublate
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