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suffering en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/
• (US) audio
• /ˈsʌfɹɪŋ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin suffero Latin sufferre Vulgar Latin *sufferīre Old French suffrirbor. Middle English suffren English suffer Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English suffering By surface analysis, suffer + -ing.

Meanings

1. Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.
   • Her last night was very suffering, the anodyne she took gave her no relief, and for the first time she lay till near noon. 1839 August, Beacon, “The deathbed of Voltaire”, in Charles Benjamin Tayler, editor, The Christian Beacon, number 8, page 118:
   • My heart is full, but my body too suffering to go on. 1862, Ruth Bryan, Handfuls of purpose, page 427:
   • I said that Miss Kinney opened the wound; I had not seen the burn then, myself; I was too ill and too suffering to rise up to see the whole surface of it; this was on Thursday morning, the morning after the operation, that I complained of such pain I must have something to relieve it, so she brought these strips of bandages and vaseline, and then she examined the wound, and without saying anything she took this brass pin and pricked it in several places; 1900 May 8, Abram I. Elkus, Supreme Court : Helen D. Ward, Plaintiff, against Saint VIncent's Hospital, of the City of New York, Defendant., page 28:
   • Just to hear them was very suffering ... It must have been so unbearable to have to yell like that. 2005, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill, Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill (HL), page 73:
   • I was listening her because she was telling me she was very suffering and that she was praying for her pains, for sinners, for poor, for ill people and for afflicted. 2014, Silvia Michela Carrassi, Travels Through Spirit, page 114:

Deriveds

suffering centipedes · suffering Moses · suffering succotash · sufferingly · unsuffering · suffering catfish · nonsuffering · longsuffering · suffering cats · suffering Sappho

Synonyms

suffering · hurty · smartful · tender · achy · pained · painfilled · painful · in pain · aching · griefful · raw · sore · sore · hurt · aching · achesome · smarting · tormented

Translations (26)

fi kärsivä (experiencing pain) · fr souffrance (experiencing pain) · ota یانغین (experiencing pain) · de leidend (experiencing pain) · hnn agwanta (experiencing pain) · jam sufferation (experiencing pain) · sa दुःख (experiencing pain) · uk страждаючий (experiencing pain) · eo suferanta (experiencing pain) · ru страда́ющий (experiencing pain) · pt sofrido (experiencing pain) · fr douleur (experiencing pain) · ro suferință (experiencing pain) · fi tuskissaan oleva (experiencing pain) · is þjáður (experiencing pain) · ka ტანჯვა (experiencing pain) · cs trpící (experiencing pain) · sv lidande (experiencing pain) · pt sofrendo (experiencing pain) · izh tusakas (experiencing pain) · gl sufrido (experiencing pain) · es sufrido (experiencing pain) · bg страдащ (experiencing pain) · fi tuskainen (experiencing pain) · got 𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍃 (experiencing pain) · es sufriente (experiencing pain)

suffering en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/
• (US) audio
• /ˈsʌfɹɪŋ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin suffero Latin sufferre Vulgar Latin *sufferīre Old French suffrirbor. Middle English suffren English suffer Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English suffering By surface analysis, suffer + -ing.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.
   • "The Japanese imperialists enforced the harshest colonial rule in history over Korea, bringing unspeakably horrible misfortune and sufferings and disasters to the Korean nation," said a spokesman for the Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency. 2010 August 22, “North Korea demands apology, reparations from Japan over colonization”, in CNN:
   • Robins, of Torquay, had denied a single charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. She claimed the microwave was accidentally turned on by one of the cats after the kitten got inside. But Knutton said the kitten was too small to even get onto the work surface. 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Deriveds

postsuffering · long-suffering · suffering centipedes · suffering Moses · pain and suffering · suffering risk · post-suffering · suffering succotash · suffering catfish · nonsuffering · longsuffering · suffering cats · suffering Sappho

Translations (113)

fa عذاب (condition) · uk терпі́ння (condition) · da lidelse (condition) · myv тарво (condition) · uk му́ка (condition) · tg азоб (condition) · tr azap (condition) · tk azap (condition) · xdq зазира (condition) · ar مُعَانَاة (condition) · sh mȕka (condition) · lt kančia (condition) · ee fukpekpe (condition) · kk азап (condition) · vi khổ (condition) · my ဒုက္ခ (condition) · km ទុក្ខ (condition) · ka ტანჯვა (condition) · mn зовлон (condition) · sv lidande (condition) · el βάσανο (condition) · yi יסורים (condition) · eo suferado (condition) · it sofferenza (condition) · lt kentėjimas (condition) · ur دکھ (condition) · ko 고통 (condition) · be му́ка (condition) · sk utrpenie (condition) · et kannatus (condition) · sq vuajtje (condition) · az əziyyət (condition) · kk қайғы-қасірет (condition) · nb lidelse (condition) · ka წვალება (condition) · mk мака (condition) · he יִסּוּרִים (condition) · ru му́ка (condition) · he סֵבֶל (condition) · gl sufrimento (condition) · ps عذاب (condition) · kix ūmhìe (condition) · ro suferință (condition) · ko 괴로움 (condition) · pt sofrimento (condition) · pl męka (condition) · bn পীড়া (condition) · az əzab (condition) · sl muka (condition) · ang þrōwung (condition) · sk muka (condition) · ur عذاب (condition) · tl pagdurusa (condition) · txb lakle (condition) · cs muka (condition) · mi whakapāwera (condition) · ka წამება (condition) · ja 苦しみ (condition) · hy տառապանք (condition) · hi दुःख (condition) · lo ທຸກ (condition) · lo ທຸກທໍລະມານ (condition) · ta வேதனை (condition) · km កិលេស (condition) · ne दुख (condition) · lv ciešanas (condition) · ro păs (condition) · uz azob (condition) · tt азап (condition) · ja 苦痛 (condition) · uk стражда́ння (condition) · ms penderitaan (condition) · bo སྡུག་བསྔལ་བརྒྱད། (condition) · sa दुःख (condition) · ca patiment (condition) · bg мъ́ка (condition) · fr souffrance (condition) · nl lijden (condition) · th ทุกข์ (condition) · mk страдање (condition) · got 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉 (condition) · cs utrpení (condition) · cmn 苦痛 (condition) · fi kärsimys (condition) · pi dukkha (condition) · grc πάθημα (condition) · pl cierpienie (condition) · be цярпе́нне (condition) · sh му̏ка (condition) · bg страда́ние (condition) · th ความทรมาน (condition) · ru страда́ние (condition) · ug ئازاب (condition) · ta வேத்னைப்படுதல் (condition) · hi पीड़ा (condition) · nn liding (condition) · ms azab (condition) · cy dioddefaint (condition) · bn সহন (condition) · hi कष्ट (condition) · ky азап (condition) · be паку́та (condition) · de Leiden (condition) · hy չարչարանք (condition) · es sufrimiento (condition) · grc κόπος (condition) · eo sufero (condition) · hu szenvedés (condition) · sh па̀тња (condition) · is þjáning (condition) · mr दुःख (condition) · sh pàtnja (condition) · sl trpljenje (condition)

suffering en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/
• (US) audio
• /ˈsʌfɹɪŋ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin suffero Latin sufferre Vulgar Latin *sufferīre Old French suffrirbor. Middle English suffren English suffer Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English suffering By surface analysis, suffer + -ing.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of suffer
   form of suffer

Relateds

sublation · sublate