suffering
noun
[ ˈsʌf(ə)rɪŋ ]
• the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.
• "weapons that cause unnecessary suffering"
suffer
verb
• experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).
• "he suffered intense pain"
Similar:
hurt,
ache,
be in pain,
feel pain,
be racked with pain,
endure agony,
agonize,
be distressed,
be in distress,
experience hardship,
be upset,
be miserable,
be wretched,
undergo,
experience,
be subjected to,
receive,
encounter,
meet with,
endure,
face,
live through,
go through,
sustain,
bear,
hardship,
distress,
misery,
wretchedness,
adversity,
tribulation,
pain,
agony,
anguish,
trauma,
torment,
torture,
hurting,
affliction,
sadness,
unhappiness,
sorrow,
grief,
woe,
angst,
heartache,
heartbreak,
stress,
hell,
hell on earth,
dolour,
• tolerate.
Similar:
tolerate,
put up with,
bear,
brook,
stand,
abide,
endure,
support,
accept,
weather,
stick,
stomach,
wear,
hack,
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ‘from below’ + ferre ‘to bear’.
