suffering

Definition

  • noun: pain that is caused by injury, illness, loss, etc.
  • noun: the state or experience of one that 'suffers'
  • synonyms: endurance, permission, pain

Examples

  • They hope these new drugs will help to bring an end to the 'suffering' of arthritis patients.

  • When the Red Sox won the World Series, their 'long-suffering' fans could finally celebrate.

  • Before the surgery it was clear that she was really 'suffering'. [=was in pain]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Five years in the gut of a slave ship. I know what motivates. Five years of pain after twenty of privilege, and now you think you know something about suffering. Your situation is not unique, Judah. Neither are you. My son spoke up for liberation. He was branded a rebel. (..)
    2016 Ben-Hur