suffering Hear it!

suffering definition

suf·fer·ing (suf′ər iŋ, suf′riŋ)

noun

  1. the bearing or undergoing of pain, distress, or injury
  2. something suffered; pain, distress, or injury

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

suffering Synonyms

suffering

n.

distress, misery, affliction; see difficulty 1, 2, pain 2, distress. See syn. study at distress.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

suffering Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • alleviate: These grants went far to alleviate the suffering which without them must have, followed the event.

Adjective modifier

  • unnecessary: They feel the animals involved should live their lives without being exposed to unnecessary suffering.

Modifies a noun

  • servant: No longer the suffering servant, the Son of Joseph of his first coming.

Noun used with modifier

  • Anyone: Anyone suffering from, or in close proximity to, an infectious illness.

Preposition: of

  • million: Lung disease is a major killer, responsible for the suffering of millions of people here in the UK, " Professor Macfarlane said.

Preposition: from

  • inhalation: Both casualties were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
suffering usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

suffering quotes

Even now they have not found the mouth with which to tell of their suffering.

-Achebe, Chinua originally Albert Chinualumogo

About suffering they were never wrong, The Old Masters: how well they understood Its human position; how it takes place While someone else is eating or opening a window or just walking dully along.

-Auden,W(ystan) H(ugh)

He rather hated the ruling few than loved the suffering many.

-Bentham,Jeremy

suffering quotes (more)

Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"suffering." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 5 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/suffering>

APA Style

suffering. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 5th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/suffering

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment