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suffering

adj.
US //ˈsəfɝɪŋ// UK //sˈʌfəɹɪŋ// suf·fer·ing
  1. 1 experiencing pain (adj.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate

    feeling pain or going through a difficult time.

    experiencing physical or mental distress; often used in a predicative position or to describe a specific group.

    Example

    The doctor visited the suffering patients in the emergency room.

    Example

    The government provided immediate financial aid to the suffering farmers whose crops were destroyed by the unseasonal frost.

Origin

By surface analysis, suffer + -ing.

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