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BNC: 4466 COCA: 3933

suffering

suffering /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/ noun
plural sufferings
suffering
/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
noun
plural sufferings
Learner's definition of SUFFERING
[noncount] : pain that is caused by injury, illness, loss, etc. : physical, mental, or emotional pain(受伤、疾病、损失等引起身体、心理或情感的)痛苦,苦难
sufferings [plural] : feelings of pain痛苦的感觉
BNC: 4466 COCA: 3933

suffering

noun

suf·​fer·​ing ˈsə-f(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce suffering (audio)
1
: the state or experience of one that suffers
2
: pain
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distress, suffering, misery, agony mean the state of being in great trouble.

distress implies an external and usually temporary cause of great physical or mental strain and stress.

the hurricane put everyone in great distress

suffering implies conscious endurance of pain or distress.

the suffering of famine victims

misery stresses the unhappiness attending especially sickness, poverty, or loss.

the homeless live with misery every day

agony suggests pain too intense to be borne.

in agony over the death of their child

Example Sentences

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. the sufferings of the dying
Recent Examples on the Web What kind of society demands that an individual, by accident of birth, be expected to be both an inviolable symbol and also a living, suffering, mistake-making person? Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 Ivan and Nataliia, like the soldiers separated from their units, were alone, and being alone and helpless rendered their suffering meaningless. George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 His stabs are imprecise, prolonging the stag’s suffering as well as the scene’s longevity, forcing the audience to watch and listen as the innocent creature writhes in agony. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 4 Sep. 2022 Officers found one man inside the bar suffering from a gunshot wound. Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 4 Sep. 2022 Having the medical aid in dying for Matt saved him so much more suffering. Ginger Fairchild, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 Your personal encounter with suffering resulted in many transformative changes. San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022 The journals recall her childhood loneliness as Truitt silently bore her parents’ suffering. Donna Rifkind, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 The sheer size of China's economy and population means any major disruption to its power supply can cause massive loss and suffering. Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of suffering was in the 14th century
BNC: 4466 COCA: 3933
suffering

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF SUFFERING | VERB + SUFFERING | PHRASES ADJECTIVEenormous, great, immense, intense, massive, real, terrible, unbearable, unimaginable, untold巨大的痛苦;極大的痛苦;強烈的痛苦;無法承受的痛苦;無法想像的痛苦;難以形容的痛苦;難以言說的痛苦needless, unnecessary不必要的痛苦widespread普遍的苦難endless, prolonged無窮的/無盡的痛苦eternal永遠的苦難eternal suffering in hell地獄裏永遠的苦難individual, personal個人苦難animal, human動物的/人類的苦難emotional, mental, physical感情上的/精神上的/肉體上的痛苦The taunts of her schoolmates caused her intense mental suffering.同學的嘲笑使她精神上極度痛苦。... OF SUFFERINGamount, degree, level痛苦的多少;痛苦程度The West has contributed to the immense amount of suffering in underdeveloped countries.西方世界給欠發達國家帶來了巨大的痛苦。VERB + SUFFERINGcause (sb), inflict導致(某人)遭受痛苦;使遭受痛苦increase增加痛苦prolong延長苦難alleviate, ease, minimize, reduce, relieve減輕痛苦;緩解痛苦;盡可能減少痛苦;減少痛苦These pills should relieve his suffering for a couple of hours.這些藥片應該能夠使他的痛苦緩解幾個小時。eliminate, end, stop消除/結束/停止痛苦endure, experience忍受/經歷痛苦see, witness看見/目睹苦難share, share in分擔痛苦We all share in the suffering of our people.我們都分擔着人民的痛苦。PHRASESpain and suffering苦難His life was one of pain and suffering.他的一生充滿了苦難。

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