suffering

Words with a similar base: suffering

'suffering'

[agony.n.02] as in: a state of acute pain

'suffering'

[suffering.n.02] as in: misery resulting from affliction

'suffering'

[distress.n.01] as in: psychological suffering

Examples:
the death of his wife caused him great distress

'suffering'

[suffering.n.04] as in: feelings of mental or physical pain

'suffering'

[suffer.v.01] as in: undergo or be subjected to

Examples:
He suffered the penalty
Many saints suffered martyrdom

'suffering'

[suffer.v.02] as in: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

Examples:
She suffered a fracture in the accident
He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
She got a bruise on her leg
He got his arm broken in the scuffle

'suffering'

[suffer.v.03] as in: experience (emotional) pain

Examples:
Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers

'suffering'

[digest.v.03] as in: put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Examples:
I cannot bear his constant criticism
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
he learned to tolerate the heat
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage

'suffering'

[suffer.v.05] as in: get worse

Examples:
His grades suffered

'suffering'

[suffer.v.06] as in: feel pain or be in pain

'suffering'

[hurt.v.06] as in: feel physical pain

Examples:
Were you hurting after the accident?

'suffering'

[suffer.v.08] as in: feel unwell or uncomfortable

Examples:
She is suffering from the hot weather

'suffering'

[suffer.v.09] as in: be given to

Examples:
She suffers from a tendency to talk too much

'suffering'

[suffer.v.10] as in: undergo or suffer

Examples:
meet a violent death
suffer a terrible fate

'suffering'

[suffer.v.11] as in: be set at a disadvantage

Examples:
This author really suffers in translation

'suffering'

[suffering.s.01] as in: troubled by pain or loss

Examples:
suffering refugees

'suffering'

[miserable.s.01] as in: very unhappy; full of misery

Examples:
he felt depressed and miserable
a message of hope for suffering humanity
wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages

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