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

  • (..) and the destiny of democracy. At times, history and fate meet at a single time in a single place. So it was last week in Selma, Alabama. There, long suffering men and women peacefully protested the denial of their rights as Americans. Rarely in any time does an issue lay bare the secret heart (..)
    2014 Selma
  • (..) as they crowded together for protection, and the whites on the sidelines whooped and cheered. From the hospital came reports of victims suffering fractures of ribs, heads, arms and legs. And Negro leader John Lewis, despite injury from a possible skull fracture, led the marchers back to the chapel (..)
    2014 Selma