Word adjective
suffering
adj.
US /ˈsəfɝɪŋ/ UK /sˈʌfəɹɪŋ/ suf·fer·ing UK spelling sufferings
Definition
- 01 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.
Simple“The doctor visited the suffering patients in the emergency room.”
In context“The government provided immediate financial aid to the suffering farmers whose crops were destroyed by the unseasonal frost.”
Synonyms
Real-world usage
Etymology
By surface analysis, suffer + -ing.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Common
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