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suffering
noun
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Divide suffering into syllables:

suf · fer · ing

How to pronounce suffering:

Definition of suffering:

suffering (noun):
a state of acute pain.
the state or experience of one that suffers
something that causes physical or mental suffering

Synonyms for suffering:

affliction
agony
anguish
discomfort
distress
excruciation
hardship
hurt
hurting
martyrdom
misery
ordeal
pain
passion
passion of christ
throe
torment
torture
woe

Antonyms for suffering:

abundance
advantage
affluence
blessing
bliss
calmness
cheer
comfort
comfortableness
contentedness
contentment
convenience
cosiness
coziness
ease
easefulness
easiness
enjoyment
entertainment
equanimity
flourishment
fortune
freedom
freedom from hardship
freedom from troubles
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