Suffering Meaning in English

word · lemma: suffer

US

/ˈsəfɝɪŋ/

SUH-fur-ing

UK

/sˈʌfəɹɪŋ/

SUH-fuh-ring

التعريف

The state of feeling pain, distress, or hardship. It can be physical, emotional, or caused by difficult life conditions.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used in serious contexts such as illness, war, poverty, or emotional loss. Common combinations include 'human suffering', 'reduce suffering', and 'unnecessary suffering'. It is more formal and broader than simple 'pain', which usually refers more directly to physical or emotional hurt.

• Spanish: sufrimiento
• Portuguese (BR): sofrimento
• Portuguese (PT): sofrimento
• Chinese (Simplified): 痛苦 - 苦难
• Chinese (Traditional): 痛苦 - 苦難
• Hindi: पीड़ा - दुख
• Arabic: معاناة - ألم
• Bengali: দুঃখ - কষ্ট - ভোগান্তি
• Russian: страдание
• Japanese: 苦しみ
• Vietnamese: sự đau khổ - nỗi thống khổ
• Korean: 고통 - 고난
• Turkish: acı - ıstırap - sıkıntı
• Urdu: دُکھ - تکلیف - مصیبت
• Indonesian: penderitaan

جمل نموذجية

The medicine can reduce suffering.

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War causes a lot of suffering.

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Her face showed deep suffering.

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No one should have to live with that kind of suffering.

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The documentary shows the real suffering behind the crisis.

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Seeing so much suffering every day changed how he thinks.

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