Suffering (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Misery resulting from affliction.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Woe

Hypernyms

• Miserableness
• Wretchedness

Related Words

• Suffer (verb)

Meaning ²

Psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress".

Classification

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.

Synonyms

• Hurt
• Distress

Hypernyms

• Pain
• Painfulness

Hyponyms

• Self-torture
• Anguish
• Tsoris
• Torment
• Wound
• Self-torment

Related Words

• Suffer (verb)

Meaning ³

A state of acute pain.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Agony
• Excruciation

Hypernyms

• Pain

Hyponyms

• Throe
• Passion

Related Words

• Suffer (verb)

Meaning ⁴

Feelings of mental or physical pain.

Classification

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.

Synonyms

• Hurt

Hypernyms

• Painfulness

Hyponyms

• Soreness
• Irritation
• Torment
• Torture

Related Words

• Suffer (verb)