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suffering

adjective noun

very unhappy; full of misery

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
G
Contains
UF
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. very unhappy; full of misery

    “he felt depressed and miserable”

adjective

  1. troubled by pain or loss

    “suffering refugees”

noun

  1. feelings of mental or physical pain

noun

  1. psychological suffering

    “the death of his wife caused him great distress”

noun

  1. a state of acute pain

noun

  1. misery resulting from affliction

In context

Example Sentences

he felt depressed and miserable
a message of hope for suffering humanity
wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages
suffering refugees
the death of his wife caused him great distress

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