suffering

/sˈʌfɚɪŋ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a state of acute pain
2. misery resulting from affliction
3. psychological suffering
   “the death of his wife caused him great distress”
4. feelings of mental or physical pain

adjective

1. troubled by pain or loss
   “suffering refugees”
2. very unhappy; full of misery
   “he felt depressed and miserable”

Synonyms for suffering

• agony
• excruciation
• woe
• distress
• hurt
• troubled
• miserable
• wretched
• unhappy

Words that rhyme with suffering

• buffering