suffering

/ˈsə-f(ə-)riŋ/

noun

  1. the state or experience of one that suffers

  2. pain

distress suffering misery agony mean the state of being in great trouble. distress implies an external and usually temporary cause of great physical or mental strain and stress. suffering implies conscious endurance of pain or distress.

verb

  1. to submit to or be forced to endure

  2. to feel keenly : labor, under

  3. undergo, experience

suffer martyrdom

suffer thirst

bear suffer endure abide tolerate stand mean to put up with something trying or painful. bear usually implies the power to sustain without flinching or breaking. suffer often suggests acceptance or passivity rather than courage or patience in bearing.

adjective

  1. patiently enduring lasting offense or hardship