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

  • (..) We came to you once, starving, homeless... ...seeking your help. But you turned your back! You turned away from the suffering of my people... ...and the inferno that destroyed us. Do not talk to me of dragon fire. I know... ...its wrath and ruin. I have faced... (..)
    2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug