Suffering
11suffering — For both Judaism and Christianity belief in the goodness of God has made the universal experience of suffering the supreme problem for theology. Broadly, two kinds of suffering are recognized in the Bible: that which comes upon us because of our… …
12suffering — n. 1) to inflict suffering on 2) to bear, endure suffering 3) to alleviate, ease, relieve suffering 4) chronic; great, incalculable, intense, untold suffering * * * [ sʌf(ə)rɪŋ] ease endure suffering great. incalculable intense relieve suffering… …
13suffering — Physical pain; mental anguish. There is no adequate definition of pain; the best that can be done is to describe a reaction to pain. This reaction is the body s awareness of unpleasant changes or activities that call attention to a particular… …
14suffering — [[t]sʌ̱fərɪŋ[/t]] sufferings N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Suffering is serious pain which someone feels in their body or their mind. → See also long suffering They began to recover slowly from their nightmare of pain and suffering... It has caused… …
15suffering */ — UK [ˈsʌfərɪŋ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms suffering : singular suffering plural sufferings mental or physical pain or problems The embargo has caused a lot of suffering to ordinary people. She told of her sufferings at the hands… …
16suffering — I noun 1. a state of acute pain (Freq. 11) • Syn: ↑agony, ↑excruciation • Derivationally related forms: ↑excruciate (for: ↑excruciation), ↑ …
17suffering — suf|fer|ing [ˈsʌfərıŋ] n [U and C] serious physical or mental pain ▪ the suffering of the refugees after the war ▪ the pain and suffering caused by road accidents …
18Suffering — Suffer Suf fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffering}.] [OE. suffren, soffren, OF. sufrir, sofrir, F. souffrir, (assumed) LL. sofferire, for L. sufferre; sub under + ferre to bear, akin to E. bear. See {Bear} to support.] 1 …
19suffering — suf|fer|ing [ sʌfərıŋ ] noun count or uncount * mental or physical pain or problems: The embargo has caused a lot of suffering to ordinary people. She told of her sufferings at the hands of her oppressors …
20suffering — noun (C, U) physical or mental pain and difficulty, or an experience of this: the suffering of innocent people during a war …
